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Hospitalization of people 50 years old or older living with HIV/AIDS
Daiana Patrícia Marchetti Pio1, Lilian Andreia Fleck Reinato2, Letícia Pimenta Lopes2
1Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Interunit Nursing Doctoral Program. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
Identify the rate and predictive factors of the hospitalization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), aged 50 years or older.
Method:
A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted at two inpatient units specialized in infectious diseases in a teaching hospital. Data were gathered through individual interviews between August 2011 and February 2015. All ethical precepts were followed.
Results:
Of the 532 admitted patients, 95 were PLHA 50 years old or older; 30.5% were admitted 3 to 4 times after being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
Conclusion:
Rate of hospitalization was 17.8%, and being 50 to 60 years old was a protective factor against hospitalization.
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