Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Jun 2013)

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

  • Aureo do Carmo Filho,
  • Max Kopti Fakoury,
  • Walter de Araujo Eyer-Silva,
  • Rogerio Neves-Motta,
  • Rosangela Souza Kalil,
  • Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1228-2013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 3
pp. 352 – 354

Abstract

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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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