Ruiz Pérez, IsabelOlry-de-Labry-Lima, AntonioDelgado Domínguez, Carlos J.Marcos Herrero, MiguelMuñoz Roca, NuriaPasquau Liaño, JuanRodríguez Baño, JesúsLópez Ruz, Miguel ÁngelArco Jiménez, Alfonso delCausse Prados, MiguelMartín Rico, PatriciaMartínez González, JulioTorre Lima, Javier de laPrada Pardal, José LuisMorales Rojas, LolaLópez Gómez, ManuelMuñoz Castillo, Isabel2015-10-052015-10-052005Psicothema 2005; 17(2): 245-2490214 - 9915http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2002Journal articleEl objeto de este estudio es analizar la relaciÛn existente entre la morbilidad psÌquica y el apoyo social con la calidad de vida. Por otro, el papel que realiza el apoyo social como amortiguador de la morbilidad psÌquica en estos pacientes. Se estudiaron a 320 pacientes VIH positivos en tratamiento con antirretrovirales, que acudieron a las consultas externas del servicio de infecciosos de cuatro hospitales de la comunidad autÛnoma andaluza. AsÌ, una mejor calidad de vida se asociÛ a una ausencia de morbilidad psÌquica y a la presencia de apoyo social, a la vez que se observa el papel fundamental que juega el apoyo social como amortiguador de la morbilidad psÌquica en este tipo de pacientes. Estos resultados ponen de relieve la importancia que los factores psicosociales tienen durante el transcurso de enfermedades de car·cter crÛnico.The impact of the social support and the psychic morbidity on the quality of life of patients with antiretroviral therapy. The aim of this study is to analyse the existing relation between the psychic morbidity and social support and the quality of life. Besides this, the paper analyses the buffer rol that social support plays on the psychic morbidity in these patients. We studied 320 HIV+ patients in truatment with antiretrovirals, who attended the infectious disease services of four hospitals of the Autonomous Andalusian Community. Being associated a better quality of life to an absence of psychic morbidity and to the presence of social support, it is observed the relevant buffer role that the social support like shock absorber of the psychic morbidity in this one type of patients. These results show the importance that the psycho-social factors have during the course of chronic diseases.spaApoyo socialMorbilidadCalidad de vidaAntirretroviralesHumanosMedical Subject Headings::Disciplines and Occupations::Social Sciences::Sociology::Social Environment::Social SupportMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::MorbidityMedical Subject Headings::Disciplines and Occupations::Social Sciences::Quality of LifeMedical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Therapeutic Uses::Anti-Infective Agents::Antiviral Agents::Anti-Retroviral AgentsMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humansresearch articleopen access