Perception of sleep-related disturbs by parents/guardians of patients with respiratory disease treated at the children's asthma prevention program (PIPA) - Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil

Background Inadequate sleep in children has been blamed for compromising cognitive function, school performance, among others. These changes also compromise the quality of life of children as well as parents. Sleep impairment has been described in 10% to 75 % of children with persistent and severe diseases. The CSHQ is one of the instruments used to assess sleep quality in children. The objective of this study was to assess sleep behavior of children and adolescents followed at PIPA according to disease presented: asthma isolated or associated with other allergic diseases.