Hospitalization of people 50 years old or older living with HIV/AIDS
ABSTRACT 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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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
2017
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000400845 |
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