title: Physiological and psychological correlates of sleep in HIV infection.
abstract: Insomnia, a common problem associated with HIV disease, is most likely caused by a multitude of factors. This study investigated the correlations between a selected group of physiological and psychological factors and sleep quality in an HIV-infected population. A convenience sample of 79 ethnically diverse HIV-positive adults, ages 24 to 63, completed a number of questionnaires and released their laboratory records for CD4+ cell count and viral load information. Variables significantly related to sleep quality were HIV-related symptoms, total pain, fatigue, depression, state anxiety, and the number of adults in the household. Findings support the need for health care providers to consider factors that contribute to impaired sleep when developing effective care for HIV-infected individuals with sleep disturbance.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Wesley D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Dudgeon
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000821:virology; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019562:Viral Load