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

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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Main Authors:	Gazini,Carina Caires, 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
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2012
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600008
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