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Psychopathology and psychosocial adjustment in patients with HIV-associated lipodystrophy
Barata, Anna; Malouf, Jorge; Gutierrez, Mar; Mateo, Gracia María; Sambeat, Maria Antònia; Gich, Ignasi; Cadafalch, Josep; Wulff, Juan; Domingo, Pere.
  • Barata, Anna; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Malouf, Jorge; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Gutierrez, Mar; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Mateo, Gracia María; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Sambeat, Maria Antònia; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Gich, Ignasi; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Cadafalch, Josep; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Wulff, Juan; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
  • Domingo, Pere; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Infectious Diseases Unit. Barcelona. ES
Braz. j. infect. dis ; 17(4): 444-449, July-Aug. 2013. tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-683132
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To study whether patients with HIV-1 associated lipodystrophy (LD) on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) have more psychopathology and worse psychosocial adjustment than a similar group without this syndrome.

METHODS:

In a cross-sectional, observational study we compared 47 HIV-1 infected patients with LD (LD group) with 39 HIV-1 infected patients without LD (non-LD group). All participants were on HAART. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Goldberg Health Questionnaire (GHQ-60) were administered. Levels of familial, work and social adjustment and adjustment to stressful events were evaluated in a semi-structured interview. Clinical information was extracted from the clinical records.

RESULTS:

In the univariate analysis patients with LD showed higher state anxiety scores (p = 0.009) and worse work adjustment (p = 0.019) than those without LD. A total of 45.3% of LD patients scored above the cut-off point on the trait anxiety scale, and over 33.3% scored above the cut-off point on the BDI, GHQ and state anxiety scales. However, in multivariate analyses LD was not independently associated with psychopathology or with worse adjustment in the studied areas.

CONCLUSIONS:

The finding that LD was not a predictor of greater psychopathology or worse psychosocial adjustment in HIV-1 infected patients, despite the high scores found, suggests that factors not taken into account in this study, such as LD severity and self-perception should have been included in the analysis. Further studies including a greater number of variables and a larger sample size will advance our understanding of this complex condition.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Ajuste Social / Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa / Síndrome de Lipodistrofia Asociada a VIH Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Estudio pronóstico / Investigación cualitativa / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Asunto de la revista: Enfermedades Transmisibles Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: España Institución/País de afiliación: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/ES

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Ajuste Social / Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa / Síndrome de Lipodistrofia Asociada a VIH Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Estudio pronóstico / Investigación cualitativa / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. infect. dis Asunto de la revista: Enfermedades Transmisibles Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: España Institución/País de afiliación: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/ES