Alteraciones psicológicas de los pacientes con VIH del Hospital de Infectología “Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña” en la ciudad de Guayaquil de mayo a agosto 2018.

Abstract

In Ecuador, cases of HIV / AIDS are increasing, it is important to be able to distinguish the frequent neurological manifestations in HIV / AIDS, and the phase of the disease with which each patient enters; Due to the lack of timely attention they arrive in late phases to medical attention. The objective To determine the psychological alterations of the patients with HIV of the Hospital of Infectology "Dr. José Daniel Rodríguez Maridueña "in the city of Guayaquil from May to August 2018. The type of study is descriptive, Quantitative, prospective, cross-sectional. A random sample of 113 patients was taken. The age ranges of the population under study is evident, with a higher percentage of young adults, 35% corresponding to patients between the ages of 30 and 35 years. It can also be observed that there is a large percentage at ages 24 at 29 years old. It can be shown that 79% correspond to the male sex and with 21% female, 70% of the HIV patients in the outpatient clinic of the Infectology hospital are of low socioeconomic status, 30% average level and 0% high. It was found that 86% of patients with HIV are more than 1 year old with the disease, 9% have 9 to 12 months, 2% from 6 to 9 months, 2% from 3 to 6 months and 1% from 1 to 3 months In conclusion, the study is for the professional nursing staff, because our attention must be comprehensive and holistic, that includes patient care in its biopsychosocial sphere and not only medical involvement.