Frecuencia reacciones adversas pacientes con trastornos depresivos Centro de Reposo y Adicciones Hospital Psiquiátrico “Humberto Ugalde Camacho”. Cuenca. 2019

Abstract

Background: The consumption of multiple medications is dangerous for patients, since it favors the appearance of drug interactions (DI), adverse drug reactions (ADR), longer hospitalization times, iatrogenic disease and complications that can lead to the death of the patient. Objetive: To determine the frequency of adverse reactions in patients with depressive disorders treated at the Rest and Addiction Center and Psychiatric Hospital "Humberto Camacho Ugalde". Cuenca 2019. Methodology: An observational descriptive study was developed. The universe included patients diagnosed with depressive disorders diagnosed at the Rest and Addiction Center "Humberto Camacho Ugalde" Psychiatric Hospital. For this 125 medical records will be reviewed, all this information will be collected in the Data Collection Form. The data was tabulated and analyzed using the Excel 2019 statistical program and the IBM SPSS version 22 program in Spanish. Where their analysis was also performed, the results have been condensed into frequency and percentage tables using descriptive statistics. Results: The mean age was 43.74 years (± 74 years). Their average time of diagnosis of the disease is 7.55 years (± 8.58 years). While the mean time of use of the drug with which depression is treated was 4.81 years (± 6.71). A total of 27 different adverse reactions were obtained in the study. The most frequent adverse reaction was drowsiness with 77 (34.2%) cases, then anxiety with 56 (24.9%) and then abdominal pain with 18 (8%) cases. Conclusion: Based on the data obtained from patients who presented adverse effects, mostly drowsiness (34.2%), 67.5% were women and the remaining 32.5% were men, data similar to other studies carried out in Latin America and London. Keywords: Depression. Adverse. Effects.