Lifestyle and sleep patterns among people living with and without HIV/AIDS

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Negative lifestyles affect the health and quality of sleep of those living with and without HIV/AIDS. METHODS: Individuals were divided into two groups based on whether or not they were living with HIV/AIDS. RESULTS: Among the 20 participants, 95% displayed a poor lifestyle, a...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Isis Kelly dos Santos, Kesley Pablo Morais de Azevedo, Flávia Cavalcante Monteiro Melo, Kátia Kamila Felix de Lima, Rianne Soares Pinto, Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas, Humberto Jefferson de Medeiros, Maria Irany Knackfuss
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Physical activity
Lifestyle
Sleep
HIV
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0235-2017
https://doaj.org/article/4326d6f6b25544429af251efbbcdf407
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Negative lifestyles affect the health and quality of sleep of those living with and without HIV/AIDS. METHODS: Individuals were divided into two groups based on whether or not they were living with HIV/AIDS. RESULTS: Among the 20 participants, 95% displayed a poor lifestyle, and both groups demonstrated low-quality sleep with significant differences between groups in the early sleep variables, total sleep time, and sleep patterns. CONCLUSIONS: Both groups demonstrated similar behavior with unsatisfactory lifestyles, poor sleep quality, and irregular sleep patterns.

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