@article{ArtoFernández:111827,
author = "Arto Fernández, Carmen and Sanjoaquín Conde, María
Isabel",
title = "{Evaluación de la Ansiedad y Depresión en la población
diagnosticada de infección por virus de la
inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) de nuestro sector.
Evaluación de la Ansiedad y Depresión en la población
diagnosticada de infección por virus de la
inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) de nuestro sector. }",
year = "2018",
note = "The valuation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
infection has been evolving throughout the history,
starting by being considered as potentially lethal to
seeing it as a chronic disease. The main tendency that
seropositive patients suffer from cardiovascular events,
tumors or other pathologies is well known, but less is
written about their bigger predisposition for suffering
from mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. The
physical, mental and social consequences that cause the
infection, or the virus’ neurotropisme itself may cause
spirit and motivation disorders. This has a negative
influence on the progression of the disease and makes the
valuation of the psychological sphere of the patients
necessary. Aims: To know the prevalence of anxiety and
depression in HIV patients from the third sector of
Zaragoza, as well as its association to socio-demographic
and clinical variables, the adherence to the treatment and
the immune situation of the patients. Material and methods:
Transversal descriptive study in which we select all the
assisted patients from Infectious Diseases Consultation in
the Hospital Clínico Universitario (HCU) Lozano Blesa of
Zaragoza, all Thursdays from November 2017 to April 2018.
Participants are interviewed according to the Hospital
Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and socio-demographic
and relevant clinical variables are collected. Results:
Out of 107 participants, 60,7% are men and the age average
is 45,6±9,1. 17,8% suffers from anxiety and 13,1% has
depression. Statistically significant associations between
suffering from these mental diseases and being unemployed,
smoking, drinking alcohol, taking intravenous drugs or
other drugs have been observed. Conclusion: the proportion
of seropositive patients suffering from anxiety or
depression is relevant enough to include its valuation in
their continuous attention.",
}