The primary goal of this observational study is to investigate sleep quality in patients living with HIV+. The secondary objective is to measure the influence of sleep quality on indicators of mental health (anxiety, depression and stress) and quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Measuring the effects of poor sleep quality on mental and physical health in HIV+ patients. * Monitor the sleep pattern in the HIV+ population. Participants will fill out an online cross-sectional survey. The online questionnaire survey will collect: * sociodemographic and clinical data related to HIV infection, * sleep quality, * mental health, * quality of life.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
51
Each participant completed an anonymous 62-item online survey.
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, Italy
Sleep quality
It will investigate with the Italian version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) the quality of sleep in HIV+ patients by assessing the reported subjective quality, latency, duration, efficiency, degree of disturbed sleep, use of sleep medications, and how much sleep-related problems affect daily routines.
Time frame: 1 year
Influence of sleep quality on mental health
Mental health will be investigated using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) 21, a self-assessment instrument containing 21 useful items to investigate three constructs: depression, anxiety and stress. Each construct constitutes a specific subscale, consisting of 7 items. Each item corresponds to a statement, referring to the past week.
Time frame: 1 year
Influence of sleep quality on quality of life
Quality of life will be investigated using the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). The SF-12 investigates quality of life with 12 items: 6 items are concerned with physical health (physical functioning, physical plane limitations, physical pain, general health) and 6 items are concerned with mental health (emotional plane limitations, fatigue or lack of energy, social functioning, emotional well-being).
Time frame: 1 year
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