The influence of psychosocial stressors and socioeconomic status on sleep among caregivers of teenagers with asthma, the Puff City study

Abstract Objective Insufficient sleep is common among caregivers and is associated with worse health outcomes; however, the contributors to poor sleep among caregivers are unknown. We investigated the cross-sectional association between socioeconomic status (SES), psychosocial stressors, and sleep among caregivers. Methods Caregivers (n = 98) of teenagers with asthma self-reported sleep duration (hours), sleep quality (very good to very bad), education ( Results Caregivers on average were 45.5 years, female (89%), and African American (90%). Average sleep duration was 5.9 hours (standard deviation: 1.5), 72% reported short sleep ( Conclusions Caregivers had a high prevalence of short and poor quality sleep. Depressive symptoms were associated with shorter sleep, whereas social support was associated with longer sleep. Identifying factors that mitigate the effect of psychosocial stressors on sleep is warranted.