Quality of life of elderly people living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient follow-up.

作者信息

Caliari Juliano de Souza, Reinato Lilian Andreia Fleck, Pio Daiana Patrícia Marchetti, Lopes Letícia Pimenta, Reis Renata Karina, Gir Elucir

机构信息

Universidade de São Paulo, Nursing School of Ribeirão Preto, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Universidade de São Paulo, Nursing School of Ribeirão Preto, Departmant of General and Specialized Nursing. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

出版信息

Rev Bras Enferm. 2018;71(suppl 1):513-522. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0127.

DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0127

PMID:29562006

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To analyze factors related to the quality of life of elderly people living with HIV/AIDS.

METHOD

A cross-sectional study was carried out with people aged 50 years or more in a specialized outpatient clinic. The data collection was by means of an interview. For the analysis of data and characterization of the sample, descriptive statistics and comparison tests were used. The project met the ethical requirements.

RESULTS

Participants were 81 users aged 50 to 75 years, mean age was 57.8 (± 6.1) years, 71.6% of whom were men. There was a statistically significant relationship with the quality of life, the following variables: gender, children, occupation, religion, diagnosis time, HIV exposure, adverse effects, treatment interruption, viral load counts, hospitalization, dependence for daily activities and use of drugs.