Pediatric psoriasis negatively influences parental sleep quality

• Published in: Pediatric dermatology 2023-07, Vol.40 (4), p.610-614
• Main Authors: Horev, Amir, Grinshpun, Kobi, Forer, Ester, Weissmann, Sarah, Bari, Romi, Sagie, Nitzan, Shaki, David, Golan Tripto, Inbal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Child; Children; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Latency; Parents; Parents & parenting; Pediatrics; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire; Population studies; Psoriasis; Psoriasis - complications; Psoriasis - epidemiology; Quality of Life; Sleep; sleep disturbances; Sleep Quality; Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology; Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Well being
• ISSN: 0736-8046; 1525-1470
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.15297

Background One‐third of psoriasis cases occur in the pediatric population. Pediatric psoriasis has a negative long‐term impact on the quality of life of children and their families. However, data regarding the impact of pediatric psoriasis on parental sleep quality are scarce. Objectives This study examined the effects of pediatric psoriasis on the quality of parents' sleep compared to parents of healthy, non‐psoriatic children. Methods A cross‐sectional questionnaire study was conducted from September 2020 to November 2021, using the validated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The study population included parents of patients aged 2–18 years diagnosed with psoriasis and parents of healthy children of the same gender and ethnicity. We further compared sleep quality between parents of children with mild and moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis, and fathers to mothers. Results A total of 301 parents were enrolled; 151 parents of 83 children diagnosed with psoriasis and 150 parents of 124 healthy controls. Parents of children with psoriasis had significantly longer sleep latency (p = 0.031), worse subjective sleep quality (p = 0.043), and greater use of sleep medications (p