Parents of children referred to a sleep laboratory for disordered breathing reported anxiety, daytime sleepiness and poor sleep quality.

摘要: AIM We evaluated the impact that having a child with sleep-disordered breathing had on their parents, including own sleep quality. METHODS Questionnaires were completed by 96 parents of 86 children referred for study or control continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) noninvasive ventilation (NIV) at laboratory Necker Hospital, Paris, France, between October 2015 and January 2016. The questionnaires anxiety depression, family functioning, parents' quality life, daytime sleepiness RESULTS mean age seven ±five years most responses (79%) came from mothers. These showed 26% moderate-to-severe anxiety, 8% 6% complex cohesion, 59% 54% poor Anxiety was higher in mothers than fathers (p < 0.001). questionnaire scores did not differ according to child's age, results studies CPAP NIV treatment. symptoms seem be more commonly related underlying disease breathing. CONCLUSION reported frequent