Dinapenia e qualidade de vida em indivíduos infectados pelo HIV

Abstract

The appearance of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed the evolutionary profile of acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into a chronic disease, with increased life expectancy but complications related to its use, such as muscle weakness. Objective: Describe the occurrence of dynapenia and its relationship with quality of life in HIV infected individuals. Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study, in which handgrip strength was evaluated with handgrip dynamometry. HIV-infected individuals aged ≥18 years and ability to have muscle strength measured were included. The diagnosis of dynapenia was determined by the literature for handgrip strength evaluation and body mass index (BMI). Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to evaluate the quality of life, and other variables such as time to use ART and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), as well as age, gender and weight were recorded. Results: The presence of dynapenia was 11.6% in the sample studied. There was an association of dynapenia with the variables age (p = 0.0001), presence of cormobities (p = 0.0001), lower handgrip strength (p = 0.0001) and lower BMI (p = 0.033). The quality of life has been compromised in both the physical and mental domains. Conclusion: There is dynapenia in part of the individuals with HIV and its association with poorer quality of life was found, what suggests the necessity of screening and treatment of this often underreported health problem in this population.