Resumen de Adherencia al tratamiento antirretroviral: repercusión del cumplimiento terapeutico en los ingresos hospitalarios
G. Rodríguez Torné, M. J. Martín Barranco, A. A. Castelo Luque
Low adherence to the antiretroviral treatment has repercussions on the appearance of resistance and on the increase of the healthcare expenditure; which leads to an increase in morbility and mortality in the later stage. Objective: To know the degree of adherence of HIV patients in our medium and to relate the treatment's non-compliance to hospital entrance level. Method: Retrospective observational study of patients with antiretroviral treatment in the Medical-Surgical Hospital of Jaén for the period between January and October 2001. The adherence was determined by means of a structured interview and a medication gathering in the Pharmacy Department. Results: A total of 164 patients were analyzed. The adherence by means of an interview was of 57.31% (94 patients), being of 40.87% (67 patients) when determined by medication gathering. 26 of them (15.85%) were entered during the studied period. 80.77% of those entered were non-complying patients (21 of 26) and 19.23% were complying ones (5 of 26).
