Sleep and immune function among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Monique S. Balthazar; Allison Webel; Faye Gary; Christopher J. Burant; Vicken Y. Totten; Joachim G. Voss

doi:10.1080/09540121.2020.1770180

Sleep and immune function among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Monique S. Balthazar
, Allison Webel
, Faye Gary
, Christopher J. Burant
, Vicken Y. Totten
, Joachim G. Voss

Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing

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People living with HIV are at increased risk for sleep disturbances. Up to 75% of the HIV-infected individuals in the United States experience sleep disturbances of some kind. Previous studies have suggested an association between patient-reported sleep disturbances and impaired immune function. This study evaluates data obtained via sleep actigraphy to evaluate the relationship between objectively measured sleep, HIV viral load, and immune function. While this study found no relationship between objective sleep and CD4+ T- lymphocyte count, higher sleep efficiency was weakly correlated with lower HIV viral loads, τ _b(93)= −.165, p =.043. More research is warranted to clarify the nature of these relationships.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1196-1200
Number of pages	5
Journal	AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume	33
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1770180
State	Published - 2021

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