Sleep disturbances in children with cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia and typically developing children during COVID‐19 pandemic

Abstract

Aim We aimed to investigate sleep disturbances in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and typically developing (TD) children during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods Primary care givers of children with CF and PCD aged 3–16 years were asked to enrol in the study. Primary care givers of TD children were included as control group. The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) was used, and questions related to sleep habits during the pandemic were asked. Results of the three groups were compared. Results Primary care givers of 33 children with CF, 16 children with PCD and 66 TD children were included in the study. There were no differences in terms of age and gender between the three groups. Changes in sleep patterns during the pandemic were more common among TD children and their families, with 75% of the children and 80% of their families sleeping later than before. The sleep initiation and maintenance disorder scores were higher in TD children ( P = 0.001), whereas the sleep breathing disorder scores were higher in children with PCD ( P = 0.001), and the sleep hyperhidrosis scores were higher in children with CF and PCD ( P = 0.011). No relationships were found between sleep parameters and clinical findings of children with lung disease. Conclusions Children's sleep habits have changed during the pandemic. Children with chronic lung diseases and even TD children may experience sleep disturbances during this period.

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“…Our study period spanned a year and captured a pre-and post-lockdown period. Many prior studies collected their sleep data over the duration of a few days to a few months [13][14][15][16][17][18][20][21][22][23][25][26][27]41,42 . Among the studies which examined both a pre-and post-lockdown period, there are a limited number which captured data collected during the pre-lockdown period itself 21,[24][25][26] (as opposed to recall of pre-lockdown sleep characteristics 13,14,16,18,20,22,23,27 ).…”

Impact of COVID-19 in Children with Chronic Lung Diseases

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