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

• 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

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.