Background: It is not clear which allergic disease is most strongly related to which sleep problem and whether sleep problems may mediate the association between allergic disease and psychological distress. There is also a need for more community-based studies using nonreferred samples.
Objective: To evaluate the association between individual allergic diseases and sleep problems and test whether the association between allergic disease and psychological distress is mediated through sleep problems.
Methods: Parents of 1449 Australian children aged 6 to 10 years recruited from the general community, completed measures of sleep problems (Pediatric Sleep Survey Instrument), psychological distress (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), and frequency of allergic diseases.
Results: Sleep and psychological distress scores were in the reference range. After controlling for coexisting allergic diseases, allergic rhinitis was associated with sleep routine problems, morning tiredness, night arousals, sleep disordered breathing and restless sleep; asthma with sleep routine problems, sleep disordered breathing and restless sleep; and eczema with restless sleep. Path analyses revealed that sleep problems mediated the association between asthma and allergic rhinitis but not eczema with psychological distress.
Conclusion: In this nonreferred community sample, the frequency of sleep problems and psychological distress was lower than that typically reported in children referred to specialized centers. However, allergic rhinitis was associated with a broad range of sleep problems and to a lesser extent in children with asthma and least in children with eczema. Path analysis revealed that the association between allergic disease and psychological distress was mediated through sleep problems, highlighting the importance of assessing sleep health in children with allergic disease.
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