The objective of this study was to discuss the influence of coinfection on mood states (depression and anxiety) in Human T Lymphotropic virus type 1 HTLV-1-infected patients. A cross-sectional study was performed with a sample obtained through a nonprobabilistic technique. A total of 130 patients in treatment at the HTLV Ambulatory of Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas participated in the research, of whom 63 had HAM/TS and 67 were asymptomatic. A sociodemographic survey and the Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories were used. The results indicated a prevalence of 7.2% for HTLV-1/HIV co-infection, 7.2% for HTLV-1/HCV, and 4.0% for HTLV-1/HIV/HCV. It is possible that the presence of a co-infection causes greater fear and concern about the future than asymptomatic HTLV-1 infection, increasing the observed degree of depression and anxiety.
Keyphrases
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- end stage renal disease
- hiv positive
- bipolar disorder
- blood pressure
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- endothelial cells
- hiv aids
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- sleep quality
- cross sectional
- prefrontal cortex
- south africa
- current status