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

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 T...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Aureo do Carmo Filho, Max Kopti Fakoury, Walter de Araujo Eyer-Silva, Rogerio Neves-Motta, Rosangela Souza Kalil, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
Subjects:
Aging
Elderly
HIV infection
Major depression
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1228-2013
https://doaj.org/article/2f465d0754914b75b01bf55b4da088b9
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Summary: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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