Associated factors of sleep quality in HIV-positive individuals

作者：Jabbari Fatemeh; Dabaghzadeh Fatemeh; Khalili Hossein^*; Abbasian Ladan

来源：Future Virology, 2015, 10(2): 89-96.

DOI：10.2217/FVL.14.107

• associated factors
• HIV
• sleep quality

Objective: In the present study, sleep quality and associated factors have been evaluated in HIV-positive individuals. Methods: 150 HIV-positive and 50 non-HIV-positive people were included. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, somatization subscale of Symptom Checklist-90 were used for evaluation of sleep quality, anxiety, depression and physiological factors respectively. Results: Statistically significant differences were found regarding sleep quality (p < 0.001) between the HIV-positive and control group. There was significant direct correlation between sleep quality and each of somatization subscale of Symptom Checklist-90, depression and anxiety scores in HIV-positive individuals. Conclusion: Depression, anxiety and physical morbidity were detected as main factors that affect sleep quality in the HIV-positive individuals.

• 出版日期2015