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

• Autor(a) principal: Gazini,Carina Caires
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Reimão,Rubens Nelson do Amaral Assis, Rossini,Sueli Regina Gottochilich, Centeville,Maraisa, Mazzola,Tais Nitsch, Vilela,Maria Marluce dos Santos, Silva,Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600008
• topic: sleep; adolescents; HIV; quality of life; highly active anti-retroviral therapy

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.