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Good Sleep Health in Urban Children With Asthma: A Risk and Resilience Approach

2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 40; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jpepsy/jsv046

1465-735X

Daphne Koinis‐Mitchell, Sheryl J. Kopel, Julie Boergers, Elizabeth L. McQuaid, Cynthia A. Esteban, Ronald Seifer, Gregory K. Fritz, Alvaro J. Beltran, Robert B. Klein, Monique K. LeBourgeois,

Health, psychology, and well-being

Objectives To identify children demonstrating "good" sleep health in a sample of urban children with persistent asthma; to compare sociocontextual, asthma clinical characteristics, and sleep behaviors in children with "good" versus "poor" sleep health; and to examine protective effects of family-based health behaviors on sleep health. Methods Participants were 249 Black (33%), Latino (51%) and non-Latino White (16%) children with asthma, ages 7–9 years, and their primary caregivers. Results 32 percent of children had "good" sleep health. Well-controlled asthma and better lung function were more likely in this group. In the context of urban risks, sleep hygiene appeared to be a protective factor associated with better sleep quality. The protective effect of asthma management functioned differently by ethnic group. Conclusions This study identifies protective processes that may guard against urban risks to optimize sleep health in children with asthma. Intervention programs can be tailored to consider specific supports that enhance sleep health in this high-risk group.