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actigraphy psqi subjective sleep polysomnography

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The gap

The study measured sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a single-center setting at CNHU-HKM in Benin, but did not employ objective sleep assessment tools such as polysomnography or actigraphy to validate subjective sleep quality measurements in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy.; Sleep quality was assessed via PSQI, a subjective measure; no polysomnography or actigraphy was performed.

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Supporting evidence — 2 representative gaps

  • Poor sleep quality and associated factors people living with HIV on follow-up in Benin's National Teaching Hospital: a cross-sectional study (2026) · doi

    The study measured sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a single-center setting at CNHU-HKM in Benin, but did not employ objective sleep assessment tools such as polysomnography or actigraphy to validate subjective sleep quality measurements in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy.

    Keywords: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index PSQI polysomnography actigraphy sleep quality objective assessment
  • The mediating role of sleep quality in the association between inflammatory disease activity and health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis (2026) · doi

    Sleep quality was assessed via PSQI, a subjective measure; no polysomnography or actigraphy was performed.

    Keywords: sleep quality assessed psqi subjective measure polysomnography actigraphy performed

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