Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ()

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

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0235-2017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 4
pp. 513 – 517

Abstract

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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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