Sleep disturbance, psychiatric issues, and employment status of Iranian people living with HIV

• Published in: BMC research notes Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 338
• Main Authors: Najafi, Arezu, Mahboobi, Marzieh, Sadeghniiat Haghighi, Khosro, Aghajani, Faezeh, Nakhostin-Ansari, Amin, Soltani, Saber, Jafarpour, Ali, Afsar Kazerooni, Parvin, Bazargani, Matin, Ghodrati, Somayeh, Akbarpour, Samaneh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30-08-2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; Age; AIDS; Anxiety; Body mass index; Demographic aspects; Depression - epidemiology; Diagnosis; Disease; Employment; HIV; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV patients; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Insomnia; Iran - epidemiology; Likert scale; Mental depression; Mental illness; Psychiatric issues; Psychological aspects; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Research Note; Risk factors; Sleep; Sleep deprivation; Sleep disorders; Sleep quality; Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology; Stress; Unemployment; Iran; Sleep quality; HIV; Employment; Psychiatric issues
• ISSN: 1756-0500; 1756-0500
• DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05755-w

There are limited studies on the psychological issues and sleep problems among the Iranian people living with HIV (HIV). In this study, we aimed to assess sleep disorders, psychiatric characteristics, and employment status among Iranian PLWH.
In total, 304 PLWH with a mean age of 40.01 (SD = 9.60) years participated in the study. About 72% of the participants had a global PSQI score of more than 5, with a mean score of 7.71 (SD = 3.31). About 55.6%, 50%, and 67.4% of subjects had abnormal scores for depression, anxiety, and stress. Unemployed participants had 2.13 times more chance (95% CI 1.01-4.53) of having poor sleep quality compared to employed patients, and stress increased its likelihood by 3.18 times (95% CI 1.47-5.88).