Quality of sleep and quality of life in adolescents infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
OBJECTIVE
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.
Center of Investigation in Pediatrics and Post-Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas SP, Brazil.
Carina Caires
CC
Gazini
Rubens Nelson do Amaral Assis
RN
Reimão
Sueli Regina Gottochilich
SR
Rossini
Maraisa
M
Centeville
Tais Nitsch
TN
Mazzola
Maria Marluce Dos Santos
MM
Vilela
Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da
MT
Silva
D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult