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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787275
Atopic Dermatitis, Sleep, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Funding Source The authors declare that they have not received funding from agencies in the public, private or non-profit sectors to conduct the present study.
Abstract
Objective To investigate sleep disorders among children with atopic dermatitis (AD), before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Materials and Methods The present longitudinal, prospective study included 26 patients with AD, and the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) questionnaire and questions about sleep hygiene were used. The severity of AD was determined by the Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM). The first evaluation was conducted before the pandemic (in 2019) and the second, during the pandemic, from September to December 2020.
Results Sleep disorder was present in 17 (65.38%) patients in the 1st evaluation, and in 11 (42.30%) in the 2nd (p = 0.04). In the 1st evaluation, disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMSs) were more frequent in patients with moderate-to-severe AD (83.33%). During the pandemic, 6 patients (23.07%) reported improvement in sleep quality.
Conclusion Sleep quality was negatively influenced by the severity of AD. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was improvement in sleep quality, despite the absence of changes in disease severity.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 14. September 2023
Angenommen: 15. Februar 2024
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
29. Mai 2024
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