Formal screening identifies sleep disorders in children with cystic fibrosis

Sleep disorder screening in routine care identified issues among more than 25% of pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis, according to a poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

“Children with cystic fibrosis are four times as likely to have a [sleep disorder] SD and three times as likely to have a moderate to severe SD,” Zeni Scott, MD, pediatric pulmonary fellow at Duke University, and colleagues wrote. “SDs are associated with psychological and cognitive comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, and attention deficits. Additional risks include obesity, immune dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease.”
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