Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de síntomas psicológicos en una muestra española de jóvenes con VIH en comparación con pares no infectados
- Carlos Velo Higueras
- Manuela Martín-Bejarano García
- Sara Domínguez-Rodríguez
- Beatriz Ruiz Sáez
- Isabel Cuéllar-Flores
- Cristina García-Navarro
- Sara Guillén Martín
- José Tomás Ramos Amador
- María Luisa Navarro Gómez
- María Isabel González-Tomé
ISSN: 1695-4033, 1696-4608
Year of publication: 2022
Volume: 96
Issue: 3
Pages: 203-212
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de Pediatría: Publicación Oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría ( AEP )
Abstract
Introduction The aim of the study was twofold: (i) to determine the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety and sleep disturbances in young patients with vertically-transmitted HIV infection compared to uninfected peers, and (ii) to identify sociodemographic, psychosocial and medication-related variables and other clinical risk and protective factors related to psychological symptoms. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in two groups with independent measures (36 youth with vertically transmitted HIV infection and 39 HIV-negative peers). We used three standardised assessment tools and a sociodemographic/psychosocial questionnaire (STAI, BDI, PSQI and adapted sociodemographic test). We performed univariate and multivariable analyses. Results The univariate analysis did not find significant differences between groups either in psychosocial factors or in the clinical scores. The multivariable analysis found that the presence of psychological symptoms was strongly associated with sociodemographic factors and past events. Conclusions Psychosocial factors and the social environment seemed to correlate more strongly to psychological symptoms than HIV status and to explain better the current psychological state of individuals.