Prevalência de indicativo de ansiedade e depressão em pacientes HIV/AIDS

Abstract

This work was developed from a project "Quality of life in HIV-positive patients at a referral center in southern Brazil" and a cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the prevalence of indicative of anxiety and depressive disorders in HIV/AIDS patients at a regional reference center for treatment of HIV/AIDS in southern Brazil. We evaluated 671 patients on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, substance abuse, indicative of anxiety and depression. Indicatives Anxious Disorders (AD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) were evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Poisson regression was performed in the multivariate analysis and was used hierarchical model. Of the total sample, the prevalence of indicative of AD was 46.9% and 34.4% TDM. In multivariate analysis, the variables that remained independently associated with indicative of TA were: women, youth, low socioeconomic status, abuse/dependence on tobacco, prior hospitalization for problems related to HIV and indicative of TDM. For indicative of TDM, the following variables remained statistically significant: young, low socioeconomic status, unemployed, without perception of social support and indicative of AD. The prevalence of indicative of AD and TDM were high. Strategies to identify possible interventions required and perform preventive actions should be strengthened in health services that meet the HIV/AIDS patients. Should receive particular attention those patients who are socially vulnerable, due to their greater association with symptoms of clinical significance in mental health.