Introduction:

Current studies have experienced that there is a high prevalence of comorbidity of mental disorders in burned patients. In Cuba, published research on this topic is scarce.

Objective:

To determine the prevalence and associated variables of comorbidity of mental disorders in burned patients admitted to the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University General Teaching Hospital.

Methods:

A study was carried out from the quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional approach. The universe consisted of 140 burned patients admitted to the Caumatology and Reconstructive Surgery service of the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University Hospital, between January 2017 and December 2019. 103 patients were selected through probabilistic sampling. The semi-structured interview, observation and documentary review were used for the evaluation. Sociodemographic variables, production mode, causal agent, hospital stay and comorbidity of mental disorders. The results were processed in the statistical packages EPIDAT 3.1 and MedCalc.

Results:

The prevalence of comorbidity of mental disorders was low. However, the comorbidity between substance use disorders was high. Most were male, between 41-60 years old, white, with 9th grade, single, of urban origin, with children, living with other people, with accidental burns and direct fire, and a stay of 8-21 days. There was no significant association between the comorbidity of mental disorders and variables such as skin color, age, level of education, level of origin and having children. However, regarding sex, marital status and mode of production of burns, the results were significant.

Conclusions:

The prevalence of comorbidity of mental disorders between disorders by consumption of substances was high. An association was found between comorbidity of mental disorders and the variables sex, marital status and mode of production.

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