Abstract
Purpose
The effect of sleep quality on asthma control independent from common comorbidities like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is unknown. This study examined the association between sleep quality and asthma control and quality of life after accounting for OSA and GERD in non-severe (NSA) and severe (SA) asthma.
Methods
Cross-sectional data from 60 normal controls, 143 with NSA, and 79 with SA participating in the Severe Asthma Research Program was examined. Those who reported using positive airway pressure therapy or were at high risk for OSA were excluded.
Results
Both SA and NSA had poorer sleep quality than controls, with SA reporting the worst sleep quality. All asthmatics with GERD and 92% of those without GERD had poor sleep quality (p = 0.02). The majority (88–100%) of NSA and SA participants who did not report nighttime asthma disturbances still reported having poor sleep quality. In both NSA and SA, poor sleep quality was associated with worse asthma control and quality of life after controlling for GERD and other covariates.
Conclusions
These results suggest that poor sleep quality is associated with poor asthma control and quality of life among asthmatics and cannot be explained by comorbid GERD and nighttime asthma disturbances.
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The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health grants: HL69116, HL69130, HL69155, HL69167, HL69170, HL69174, HL69349, HL091762, KL2RR025009, M01 RR02635, M01RR03186, M01 RR007122-14, 1UL1RR024153, 1UL1RR024989, 1UL1RR024992, 1UL1RR025008, and 1UL1RR025011.
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Luyster, F.S., Teodorescu, M., Bleecker, E. et al. Sleep quality and asthma control and quality of life in non-severe and severe asthma. Sleep Breath 16, 1129–1137 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-011-0616-8
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