Quality of sleep and quality of life in adolescents infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Carina Caires Gazini²  Rubens Nelson Do Amaral Assis Reimão¹  Sueli Regina Gottochilich Rossini¹  Maraisa Centeville¹  Tais Nitsch Mazzola¹  Maria Marluce Dos Santos Vilela²  Marcos Tadeu Nolasco Da Silva² 

[1] ,State University of Campinas Faculty of Medical Sciences Center of Investigation in Pediatrics

关键词: sleep;    adolescents;    HIV;    quality of life;    highly active anti-retroviral therapy;    sono;    adolescentes;    HIV;    qualidade de vida;    terapia antirretroviral de alta atividade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012000600008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: To assess sleep characteristics of adolescents infected by HIV, and to ascertain whether psychosocial aspects are associated to the quality of sleep. METHODS: A cross-sectional study assessing 102 HIV-infected adolescents of both genders, aged between 10 and 20 years-old and 120 Controls. Data collection was performed by applying the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. RESULTS: A sleep disturbance prevalence of 77.4% was found in patients, and a 75% prevalence in controls, and there was correlation between quality of sleep and of life. HIV-infected adolescents scored higher for sleep breathing disorders and had higher prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness. CONCLUSIONS: HIV-infected adolescents had similar quality of sleep compared to healthy adolescents. This may be explained by the steady improvements in daily living as a result of successful anti-retroviral therapy, and by the vulnerability that affects Brazilian adolescents living in major urban centers.

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