Predictive psychosocial variables of non-adherence to antiretrovirals in people with HIV-AIDS

Abstract

Objective: Objective: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of adherence to antiretrovirals treatment as well as to determine the psychological factors that predict the non-adherence to antiretrovirals in HIV patients who attend a civil association in Guadalajara, México. Method: It was a descriptive, transversal and correlational design. The sample consisted of 25 patients diagnosed with HIV who attended integral services of a Civil Association. The Adherence to Treatment for HIV/AIDS Questionnaire [CAT-HIV] and the Questionnaire of Factors Related to Adherence to Treatment for HIV/AIDS (CFR-AT HIV) were used. Descriptive and nonparametric analyzes were carried out to compare the study variables, as well as their respective correlations, all through the statistical program SPSS v.20. Results: Only 60% of those evaluated showed adequate adherence to antiretrovirals; in addition, significance differences between adherents and non-adherents in the self-efficacy variable (Z = -3.196, p = .001); stress (Z = -2.033, p = .042); and depression (Z = -2.409, p = .016). Positive correlations of adherence were obtained with self-efficacy (r = .750, p = .000) and social support (r = .462, p = .020) and negative correlations with stress (r = - .543; p = .005) and depression (r = -. 544; p = .005). Conclusions: The higher levels of stress and depression, the lower the levels of adherence to antiretroviral treatment; therefore, these variables must be considered in the design of strategies to improve adherence in people with HIV.