Variables de personalidad y estilos de vida saludable en estudiantes universitarios de la Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios en el centro regional Cúcuta

The objective of this work was to analyze the relationship between personality variables and quality of life in students of the Minuto de Dios University Corporation. Method: A quantitative study was carried out, using a correlational design with descriptive scope that includes univariate analyzes (statistical, descriptive and frequencies), bivariate analyzes, including comparative analyzes (contrast of means and correlational analyzes). The sample was made up of 360 participants, who were students from the Minuto de Dios University Corporation. Random intentional sampling was applied between the degrees of Psychology, Child Pedagogy and Administration in Occupational Health. Results: For the dimensions of neuroticism and extraversion, high levels of anxiety and emotional instability were found in the sample, which could demonstrate low impulse control. Regarding the dimensions of psychoticism and neuroticism, the scores show a high degree of impulsivity and difficulty in admitting guilt when carrying out a certain action. Conclusions: Based on the results, the personality variables and quality of life of the university students of the Minuto de Dios University Corporation show a clear relationship of dependency with their lifestyles and that are identified through the conditions of quality of life evaluated.O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a relação entre variáveis de personalidade e qualidade de vida em estudantes da Corporação Universitária Minuto de Dios. Método: Foi realizado um estudo quantitativo, utilizando um desenho correlacional com escopo descritivo que inclui análises univariadas (estatísticas, descritivas e frequências), análises bivariadas, incluindo análises comparativas (contraste de médias e análises correlacionais). Com 360 participantes, estudantes da Corporação Universitaria Minuto de Dios, com amostragem aleatória intencional entre as carreiras de Psicologia, Bacharel em Pedagogia Infantil e Administração de Saúde Ocupacional. Resultados: Para as dimensões do neuroticismo e extroversão, foram encontrados altos níveis de ansiedade e instabilidade emocional na amostra, o que poderia demonstrar baixo controle de impulsos. Em relação às dimensões do psicoticismo e do neuroticismo, os escores mostram alto grau de impulsividade e dificuldade em admitir culpa diante da realização de uma determinada ação. Conclusões: Combase nos resultados, as variáveis de personalidade e a qualidade de vida dos universitários da Corporação Universitária Minuto de Dios mostram uma clara relação de dependência com seus estilos de vida, identificados, além do mais, pelas condições de qualidade de vida avaliadas. El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar la relación entre variables de personalidad y calidad de vida en estudiantes de la Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios. Método: Se llevó a cabo un estudio cuantitativo, empleando un diseño correlacional con alcance descriptivo que incluye análisis univariados (estadísticos, descriptivos y frecuencias), análisis bivariados, incluyendo análisis comparativos (contraste de medias y análisis correlacionales). Con 360 participantes estudiantes de la Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios con muestreo intencional aleatorio entre las carreras de Psicología, Licenciatura en pedagogía infantil y Administración en Salud ocupacional. Resultados: Para las dimensiones de neuroticismo y extraversión se halló en la muestra altos grados de ansiedad e inestabilidad emocional que podría evidenciar un bajo control de impulsos. En cuanto a las dimensiones de psicoticismo y neuroticismo, las puntuaciones arrojan un alto grado de impulsividad y dificultad para admitir culpabilidad frente a la realización de una determinada acción. Conclusiones: Las variables de personalidad y la calidad de vida de los estudiantes universitarios de la Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, con base a los resultados, evidencian una clara relación de dependencia con sus estilos de vida y que se identifican a través de las condiciones de calidad de vida evaluadas

COVID-19 in hospitalized HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients : A matched study

CatedresObjectives: We compared the characteristics and clinical outcomes of hospitalized individuals with COVID-19 with [people with HIV (PWH)] and without (non-PWH) HIV co-infection in Spain during the first wave of the pandemic. Methods: This was a retrospective matched cohort study. People with HIV were identified by reviewing clinical records and laboratory registries of 10 922 patients in active-follow-up within the Spanish HIV Research Network (CoRIS) up to 30 June 2020. Each hospitalized PWH was matched with five non-PWH of the same age and sex randomly selected from COVID-19@Spain, a multicentre cohort of 4035 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. The main outcome was all-cause in-hospital mortality. Results: Forty-five PWH with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 were identified in CoRIS, 21 of whom were hospitalized. A total of 105 age/sex-matched controls were selected from the COVID-19@Spain cohort. The median age in both groups was 53 (Q1-Q3, 46-56) years, and 90.5% were men. In PWH, 19.1% were injecting drug users, 95.2% were on antiretroviral therapy, 94.4% had HIV-RNA < 50 copies/mL, and the median (Q1-Q3) CD4 count was 595 (349-798) cells/μL. No statistically significant differences were found between PWH and non-PWH in number of comorbidities, presenting signs and symptoms, laboratory parameters, radiology findings and severity scores on admission. Corticosteroids were administered to 33.3% and 27.4% of PWH and non-PWH, respectively (P = 0.580). Deaths during admission were documented in two (9.5%) PWH and 12 (11.4%) non-PWH (P = 0.800). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that well-controlled HIV infection does not modify the clinical presentation or worsen clinical outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalization

How do women living with HIV experience menopause? Menopausal symptoms, anxiety and depression according to reproductive age in a multicenter cohort

CatedresBackground: To estimate the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and anxiety/depression and to assess the differences according to menopausal status among women living with HIV aged 45-60 years from the cohort of Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network (CoRIS). Methods: Women were interviewed by phone between September 2017 and December 2018 to determine whether they had experienced menopausal symptoms and anxiety/depression. The Menopause Rating Scale was used to evaluate the prevalence and severity of symptoms related to menopause in three subscales: somatic, psychologic and urogenital; and the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire was used for anxiety/depression. Logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) of association between menopausal status, and other potential risk factors, the presence and severity of somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms and of anxiety/depression. Results: Of 251 women included, 137 (54.6%) were post-, 70 (27.9%) peri- and 44 (17.5%) pre-menopausal, respectively. Median age of onset menopause was 48 years (IQR 45-50). The proportions of pre-, peri- and post-menopausal women who had experienced any menopausal symptoms were 45.5%, 60.0% and 66.4%, respectively. Both peri- and post-menopause were associated with a higher likelihood of having somatic symptoms (aOR 3.01; 95% CI 1.38-6.55 and 2.63; 1.44-4.81, respectively), while post-menopause increased the likelihood of having psychological (2.16; 1.13-4.14) and urogenital symptoms (2.54; 1.42-4.85). By other hand, post-menopausal women had a statistically significant five-fold increase in the likelihood of presenting severe urogenital symptoms than pre-menopausal women (4.90; 1.74-13.84). No significant differences by menopausal status were found for anxiety/depression. Joint/muscle problems, exhaustion and sleeping disorders were the most commonly reported symptoms among all women. Differences in the prevalences of vaginal dryness (p = 0.002), joint/muscle complaints (p = 0.032), and sweating/flush (p = 0.032) were found among the three groups. Conclusions: Women living with HIV experienced a wide variety of menopausal symptoms, some of them initiated before women had any menstrual irregularity. We found a higher likelihood of somatic symptoms in peri- and post-menopausal women, while a higher likelihood of psychological and urogenital symptoms was found in post-menopausal women. Most somatic symptoms were of low or moderate severity, probably due to the good clinical and immunological situation of these women