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Objetivo: describir la proporción de las personas transgénero mayores de 45 años que solicitan acompañamiento médico o psicológico, así como sus características sociales, historia identitaria, presencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular, tratamiento hormonal o quirúrgico afirmativo y comorbilidades psiquiátricas.Métodos: estudio transversal descriptivo. Se incluyeron 567 pacientes con incongruencia de género que demandaron atención por la Unidad de Identidad de Género (UIG) del Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset de Valencia en el entre 2012 y 2019 (inclusive).Resultados: un 4,2% de la muestra correspondía a personas mayores de 45 años con una mediana de edad de 52 (RIQ: 50,25-60,25) años. La gran mayoría había experimentado un sentimiento de incongruencia identitaria en la etapa prepuberal o adolescente e hizo el tránsito social durante la edad adulta. Un 25% de las mujeres transgénero se automedicaban antes de acudir a la UIG. Un 29,1% tenía antecedentes de ideación suicida y el 25% había llevado a cabo intentos suicidas. Más de la mitad presentaban al menos dos factores de riesgo cardiovascular y no recibían tratamiento farmacológico específico.Conclusiones: en nuestra muestra, existió una baja proporción de personas trans mayores de 45 años que consultaban en la UIG en comparación con el resto de las franjas etarias más jóvenes. Dicho colectivo se caracterizó por presentar altas tasas de factores de riesgo cardiovascular y comorbilidades psicológicas.(AU)
Aim: to report the proportion of transgender persons aged over 45 who requested medical or psychological care, as well as social characteristics, identity history, cardiovascular risk factors, hormonal or affirmative surgical treatment and psychiatric comorbidities.Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study. We included 567 patients with gender incongruence who requested care at the Gender Identity Unit (UIG), at Doctor Peset University Hospital (Valencia), from 2012 to 2019.Results: a total of 4.2% of sample corresponded to persons aged over 45, with a median age of 52 [IQR 50.25-60.25]. The vast majority had experienced a feeling of identity incongruity in the prepubertal or adolescent stage and made the social transition during adulthood. A total of 25% of transgender women self-medicated before visiting the UIG; 29.1% had a history of suicidal ideation (IS) and 25% had attempted suicide. More than half presented at least two cardiovascular risk factors and did not receive specific pharmacological treatment.Conclusions: In our sample, there was a low proportion of transgender individuals over the age of 45 who sought care at the IUG compared to younger age groups. This particular group was characterized by high rates of cardiovascular risk factors and psychological comorbidities.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Primary Health Care , Health Services for Transgender Persons , Transsexualism/psychology , Transgender Persons/psychology , Gender Identity , Cohort Studies , Transgender Persons , Cross-Sectional Studies , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Spain , Risk Factors , Sexual Health , Quality of LifeABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Nutritional support in patients with COVID19 can influence the mean stay and complications in the patient in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). AIMS: To evaluate the selection of enteral nutritional treatment in the COVID-19 patient admitted to the ICU. To know the development of dysphagia and its treatment. To evaluate the adjustment to the requirements and its relationship with the patient's complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One-center longitudinal retrospective study in 71 patients admitted to the ICU with COVID19 infection and complete enteral nutrition between March and April 2020. Clinical variables were collected: length of stay in ICU, mean stay and rate of complications; and estimated anthropometric variables. RESULTS: The mean age was 61.84 (13.68) years. Among the patients analyzed, 33 (46.5%) died. The median stay in the ICU was 20 (15.75-32) days and the mean stay was 37 (26.75-63) days. The type of formula most prescribed was normoprotein 24 (35.3%) and diabetes-specific 23 (33.8%) depending on the prescribed formula. There was no difference in mean stay (pâ¯=â¯0.39) or death rate (pâ¯=â¯0.35). The percentage of achievement of the estimated protein requirements was 50 (34.38-68.76). At discharge, 8 (21%) of the patients had dysphagia. A relationship was observed between the mean ICU stay and the probability of developing dysphagia (OR: 1.035 (1.004-1.07); pâ¯=â¯0.02). CONCLUSIONS: In the patient with COVID19 disease admitted to the ICU, only half of the necessary protein requirements were reached. The presence of dysphagia at discharge was related to the length of time the patient was in the ICU.
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COVID-19 , Deglutition Disorders , Humans , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Deglutition Disorders/etiology , Deglutition Disorders/therapy , Length of Stay , COVID-19/therapy , Intensive Care Units , Nutritional SupportABSTRACT
Introduction: Nutritional support in patients with COVID-19 can influence the mean stay and complications in the patient in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Aims: To evaluate the selection of enteral nutritional treatment in the COVID-19 patient admitted to the ICU. To know the development of dysphagia and its treatment. To evaluate the adjustment to the requirements and its relationship with the patient's complications. Material and methods: One-center longitudinal retrospective study in 71 patients admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 infection and complete enteral nutrition between March and April 2020. Clinical variables were collected: length of stay in ICU, mean stay and rate of complications; and estimated anthropometric variables. Results: The mean age was 61.84 (13.68) years. Among the patients analyzed, 33 (46.5%) died. The median stay in the ICU was 20 (15.75-32) days and the mean stay was 37 (26.75-63) days.The type of formula most prescribed was normoprotein 24 (35.3%) and diabetes-specific 23 (33.8%). Depending on the prescribed formula, there was no difference in mean stay (p = 0.39) or death rate (p = 0.35). The percentage of achievement of the estimated protein requirements was 50% (34.38-68.76).At discharge, 8 (21%) of the patients had dysphagia. A relationship was observed between the mean ICU stay and the probability of developing dysphagia (OR: 1.035 (1.004-1.07); p = 0.02). Conclusions: In the patient with COVID-19 disease admitted to the ICU, only half of the necessary protein requirements were reached. The presence of dysphagia at discharge was related to the length of time the patient was in the ICU.
