Integração ensino-serviço na implantação de um curso de medicina no Paraná / Implementation of mental health care with the CIHP approach in primary care

Integrar o ensino de medicina e a rede municipal de saúde, segundo inúmeros estudos, contribui para a melhoria da formação médica e da assistência à saúde da comunidade atendida. O presente estudo analisou a integração ensino-serviço na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) entre o curso de medicina do Campus Toledo da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) e a Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (SMS) de Toledo, também no Paraná. Foram realizadas doze entrevistas semiestruturadas com participantes da gestão municipal, coordenação do curso de medicina de Toledo, estudantes de medicina, professores que têm aulas práticas na APS e profissionais de saúde da APS que recebem alunos. A hermenêutica foi utilizada na análise dos dados. Entre as dificuldades apontadas observou-se: estrutura física inadequada das Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS), comunicação parcial entre a SMS e a universidade, falta de um Contrato Organizativo de Ação Pública de Ensino-Saúde (COAPES) pactuado etc. Como sugestões para a melhoria do processo de integração, destacaram-se a capacitação da equipe de saúde e o planejamento da infraestrutura física.

Integrating medical education and the municipal health network, according to numerous studies, contributes to improving medical training and health care in the community served. This study analyzed the teaching-service integration in primary health care (PHC) between the medical course at the Toledo Campus of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and the Municipal Health Department (SMS) of Toledo, PR. Twelve semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from the municipal administration, the coordination of the Toledo medicine course, medicine students, teachers who teach practical classes at PHC, and health professionals from PHC who receive students. Hermeneutics was used in the data analysis. Among the difficulties pointed out, it was observed: the inadequate physical structure of the Basic Health Units (UBS), partial communication between the SMS and the university, thelack of an Organizational Contract for Public Education-Health Action (COAPES) agreed upon, etc. As suggestions for improving the integration process, the training of the health team and the planning of the physical infrastructure were highlighted.

Evaluation of nonadherence to treatment among patients with schizophrenia attending psychosocial care centers in the south region of Brazil.

INTRODUCTION: The treatment of schizophrenia aims to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life and promote recovery from debilitating effects. Nonadherence to treatment is related to several factors and may lead to persistence of symptoms and relapse. Worldwide, the rate of nonadherence to treatment in individuals with schizophrenia is around 50%. OBJECTIVES: To compare the clinical profile of nonadherent and adherent patients among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia receiving treatment at psychosocial care centers in a city in southern Brazil. METHOD: The clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with schizophrenia was retrospectively analyzed based on medical records entered into the system between January and December 2016, evaluating data at one-year follow-up. RESULTS: 112 patients were included. The disease was more prevalent in men; mean age was 40.5 years, being lower among men. Most of the sample had a low level of education, was unemployed/retired, did not have children and resided with relatives. The highest rate of diagnosis was among young adults. Psychotic symptoms were most frequently described, and the most commonly prescribed antipsychotic was haloperidol. The nonadherence rate was 15.2%; only one patient required admission to a psychiatric hospital. Among nonadherent patients, the mean time of attendance was 6 months; there were more nonadherent women than men. The most prevalent age range of nonadherence was 41-64 years. Psychosocial and clinical data were similar across the whole sample. CONCLUSION: A nonadherence rate of 15.2% was found among individuals receiving treatment for schizophrenia, suggesting that psychosocial care centers were effective in treating and monitoring these patients.

Evaluation of nonadherence to treatment among patients with schizophrenia attending psychosocial care centers in the south region of Brazil

Abstract Introduction The treatment of schizophrenia aims to reduce symptoms, improve quality of life and promote recovery from debilitating effects. Nonadherence to treatment is related to several factors and may lead to persistence of symptoms and relapse. Worldwide, the rate of nonadherence to treatment in individuals with schizophrenia is around 50%. Objectives To compare the clinical profile of nonadherent and adherent patients among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia receiving treatment at psychosocial care centers in a city in southern Brazil. Method The clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with schizophrenia was retrospectively analyzed based on medical records entered into the system between January and December 2016, evaluating data at one-year follow-up. Results 112 patients were included. The disease was more prevalent in men; mean age was 40.5 years, being lower among men. Most of the sample had a low level of education, was unemployed/retired, did not have children and resided with relatives. The highest rate of diagnosis was among young adults. Psychotic symptoms were most frequently described, and the most commonly prescribed antipsychotic was haloperidol. The nonadherence rate was 15.2%; only one patient required admission to a psychiatric hospital. Among nonadherent patients, the mean time of attendance was 6 months; there were more nonadherent women than men. The most prevalent age range of nonadherence was 41-64 years. Psychosocial and clinical data were similar across the whole sample. Conclusion A nonadherence rate of 15.2% was found among individuals receiving treatment for schizophrenia, suggesting that psychosocial care centers were effective in treating and monitoring these patients.

[Autonomous Medication Management: an analytical intervention in mental health care services]. / A Gestão Autônoma da Medicação: uma intervenção analisadora de serviços em saúde mental.

In a context of high rates of medicalization of the population and in light of the scantly critical use of psychiatric medications in mental health services, this paper reports aspects of a qualitative study that had the opportunity to intervene in care practices in three major Brazilian cities. Following the principle of Brazilian Psychiatric Reform championing users' rights to participate in decisions about their treatment, the research intervened in psychosocial care centers (CAPS) seeking the empowerment of the users regarding the use of drugs in their therapeutic projects. Interviews were conducted and focus groups set up. From this recorded material, the paper analyzed some situations that, among other things, attested to the difficulty of avoiding the exercise of power over users via the administration of psychotropic drugs. Little dialogue about drugs, and the existence of stigmatization spaces where user rights are inhibited or "accepted with caution," was also detected in the services surveyed.