Sleep Center, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Paediatr Respir Rev. 2023 Mar;45:2-7. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2022.01.005. Epub 2022 Jan 28.
Sleep-disordered breathing reflects a continuum of overnight breathing difficulties, ranging from mild snoring to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep-disordered breathing in childhood is associated with significant adverse outcomes in multiple domains of functioning. This review summarizes the evidence of well-described ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing, from its prevalence to its treatment-related outcomes. Research on potential socio-ecological contributors to these disparities is also reviewed. Critical future research directions include the development of interventions that address the modifiable social and environmental determinants of these health disparities.
睡眠呼吸障碍反映了夜间呼吸困难的连续谱,从轻度打鼾到阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征不等。儿童睡眠呼吸障碍与多个功能领域的显著不良后果相关。本综述总结了已充分描述的儿童睡眠呼吸障碍的种族、民族和社会经济差异的证据,从其患病率到其与治疗相关的结果。还回顾了对这些差异的潜在社会生态因素的研究。未来的关键研究方向包括开发干预措施,以解决这些健康差异的可改变的社会和环境决定因素。