H Michael Dreher1. 1. School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. hmd@nursing.upenn.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: With reports of high rates of sleep disruption in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) + persons, this study tested whether there were differences in sleep quality and well-being between a group of HIV+ persons who reduced their caffeine intake from baseline by 90% or greater for 30 days (n=44) versus a group of HIV+ persons who continued their usual caffeine consumption (n=44). METHODS: Subjects were administered pre- and post-Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Perceived Well-being Scale-Revised (PWB-R) and MOS-HIV Health Survey instruments, with MOS-HIV summary scores used as a covariate. RESULTS: On ANCOVA analysis for sleep quality (F=14.032, P<.001), a 35% improvement in sleep among experimental subjects was identified. There was no significant difference between the two groups on ANCOVA analysis for well-being (F=0.111. P=.739). CONCLUSIONS: High levels of caffeine consumption may have an exacerbating effect on already prevalent HIV-related sleep pattern disturbances, and significant reductions of caffeine may improve sleep quality.
OBJECTIVES: With reports of high rates of sleep disruption in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) + persons, this study tested whether there were differences in sleep quality and well-being between a group of HIV+ persons who reduced their caffeine intake from baseline by 90% or greater for 30 days (n=44) versus a group of HIV+ persons who continued their usual caffeine consumption (n=44). METHODS: Subjects were administered pre- and post-Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Perceived Well-being Scale-Revised (PWB-R) and MOS-HIV Health Survey instruments, with MOS-HIV summary scores used as a covariate. RESULTS: On ANCOVA analysis for sleep quality (F=14.032, P<.001), a 35% improvement in sleep among experimental subjects was identified. There was no significant difference between the two groups on ANCOVA analysis for well-being (F=0.111. P=.739). CONCLUSIONS: High levels of caffeine consumption may have an exacerbating effect on already prevalent HIV-related sleep pattern disturbances, and significant reductions of caffeine may improve sleep quality.
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