Factors associated with a diagnosis of major depression among HIV-infected elderly patients

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Aureo Do Carmo Filho¹  Max Kopti Fakoury¹  Walter De Araujo Eyer-silva¹  Rogerio Neves-motta¹  Rosangela Souza Kalil¹  Fernando Raphael De Almeida Ferry¹ 

关键词: Aging;    Elderly;    HIV infection;    Major depression;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-1228-2013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is being increasingly reported among the elderly and major depression (MD) may be associated with suboptimal adherence to treatment. Methods Cross-sectional study on factors associated with MD among 72 HIV-infected elderly individuals. Results Twenty (27.7%) patients were found to have MD. The female gender (odds ratio [OR] = 10.65; p = 0.00586), a low CD4 count during the study (OR = 1.005247; p = 0.01539), and current smoking status (OR = 12.89; p = 0.01693) were independently associated with MD. Conclusions Our data underscore the need to attentively search and treat MD among HIV-infected elderly patients.

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