title: Spiritual well-being, sleep disturbance, and mental and physical health status in HIV-infected individuals.
abstract: A growing body of evidence demonstrates a significant relationship between spirituality and health. HIV-infected individuals often find new meaning and purpose for their lives while establishing new connections and strengthening old ones. This descriptive, correlational study examined the relationships among spiritual well-being, sleep quality, and health status in 107 HIV-infected men and women. Spiritual well-being was found to be a significant factor related to both sleep quality and mental and physical health status. Every study participant reported sleep disturbance. The findings suggest that spiritual well-being and sleep quality need to be assessed so appropriate interventions can be implemented to improve health outcomes in this population.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. KDphilli@gwm.sc.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Kathryn S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mock
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: Wesley A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Dudgeon
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hand
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005086:Existentialism / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011788:Quality of Life; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires