Sleep Disturbances in Children Aged 3-36 Months With Atopic Dermatitis and Their Association With Parental…

Cross-sectionalPediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society· 2026

Sleep Disturbances in Children Aged 3-36 Months With Atopic Dermatitis and Their Association With Parental Sleep Quality.

Demet Tekcan, Sadiye Sert, Ebru Buldu … Hakan Candan

Allergy & ImmunologyCross-sectionalClinical practiceQ3IF 0.7

Infants with atopic dermatitis were far more often poor sleepers than healthy controls.

Sleep Disturbances in Children Aged 3-36 Months With Atopic Dermatitis and Their Association With Parental Sleep Quality.

Demet Tekcan … Hakan Candan

Pediatrics international · 2026

Background

Sleep disturbances are among the most burdensome consequences of atopic dermatitis (atopic dermatitis), yet data on infant sleep and its impact on parental sleep quality remain limited.

Purpose

To evaluate sleep characteristics in infants with atopic dermatitis, assess parental sleep quality, and investigate the associations between disease severity, infant sleep disturbances, and parental sleep outcomes.

Methods

In this controlled cross-sectional study, 55 infants aged 3-36 months with atopic dermatitis and 60 age-matched healthy controls were enrolled.

n = 55 infants

Results

over half of infants with eczema slept poorly, nearly double the rate in healthy peers

OR by subgroup · 95% CI

More results

Poor sleeper status was strongly associated with poor parental sleep quality (p < 0.001).

Increasing SCORAD scores independently predicted both infant sleep impairment (OR = 1.06, 95% CI 1.01-1.11) and poor parental sleep quality (OR = 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.12).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Atopic dermatitis is associated with significant impairment of both infant and parental sleep, with sleep disturbances becoming more pronounced as disease severity increases.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

The close relationship between infant and parental sleep highlights the importance of incorporating routine sleep assessment into the family-centered clinical management of infants with atopic dermatitis.

Sleep Disturbances in Children Aged 3-36 Months With Atopic Dermatitis and Their Association With Parental Sleep Quality.

Sleep Disturbances in Children Aged 3-36 Months With Atopic Dermatitis and Their Association With Parental Sleep Quality.

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