Women living with HIV/AIDS: sleep impairment, anxiety and depression symptoms

Priscila Junqueira; Silvia Bellucci; Sueli Rossini; Rubens Reimão

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2008000600008

Women living with HIV/AIDS: sleep impairment, anxiety and depression symptoms

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2008 Dec;66(4):817-20. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000600008.

Authors

Priscila Junqueira¹, Silvia Bellucci, Sueli Rossini, Rubens Reimão

Affiliation

¹ Division of Clinical Neurology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo SP, Brazil.

PMID: 19099118
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000600008

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate sleep impairment, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and associations with sleep characteristics of sleep in female HIV/AIDS patients.

Method: 30 female patients with HIV/AIDS were evaluated along with 30 female controls with a mean age of 35.4 years in the study group and 33.1 years in the control group, with: a) the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; b) the Beck Anxiety Inventory; c) the Beck Depression Inventory.

Results: Sleep quality was more impaired in AIDS patients than in those with HIV+ or in controls. The AIDS patients showed more symptoms of anxiety. There were associations of sleep impairment with anxiety in HIV+ patients; whereas in AIDS patients associations were found between sleep impairment and depression.

Conclusion: There was sleep quality in the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression. In HIV+ patients, sleep impairment was associated with anxiety, while in AIDS patients sleep impairment was associated with depression.

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / psychology*
Adult
Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders / psychology*
Case-Control Studies
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder / psychology*
Female
HIV Seropositivity / psychology*
Humans
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Sleep Wake Disorders / diagnosis
Sleep Wake Disorders / psychology*
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires