Building an implementation strategy for community-based rehabilitation for mental health in Colombia.

INTRODUCTION: Scientific evidence indicates that the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) model is recommended for recovery from mental disorders. However, this approach encounters barriers and often lacks implementation strategies. AIM: The aim of this study was to create a strategy for the implementation of CBR for mental health in Colombia through the identification of barriers and facilitators, together with the expected outcomes, from the perspective of mental health decision-makers in Colombia. METHODS: This study adopts a qualitative descriptive approach, using focus group data collection methods and thematic analysis to code and analyze the data. RESULTS: A total of 208 individuals participated in the study, including mental health decision-makers and health care professionals. Intersectoral collaboration, contextualization, financial resources, and community commitment and autonomy were identified as barriers and facilitators. The element that was considered a priority for successful implementation was the contextualization of strategies. CONCLUSIONS: CBR needs to be strengthened through implementation science if these strategies are to be successfully developed and implemented in various contexts. SPANISH ABSTRACT: http://links.lww.com/IJEBH/A210.

A percepção da equipe de trabalhadoras do SRT acerca do domicílio e da produção do cuidado no contexto da pandemia de Covid-19 / The perception of the RTS team of workers about the home and the production of care in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

Resumo Introdução: Os Serviços Residenciais Terapêuticos (SRT) são pontos da Rede de Atenção Psicossocial alinhados com a lógica da desinstitucionalização. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a percepção de 'casa' pela equipe de cuidadoras de SRT e suas implicações para a produção do cuidado durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo de abordagem cartográfica que teve como cenário de estudo 4 SRT do município do Rio de Janeiro. Para a coleta dos dados, foram realizadas entrevistas com 9 trabalhadoras e observação participante de reuniões. Resultados e discussão: Os analisadores Lugar de Casa e Efeitos da Pandemia emergiram do processamento. O primeiro mostra a percepção das trabalhadoras acerca do ambiente da casa, enquanto o segundo traz a influência da pandemia na produção do cuidado nas SRT. O ambiente das residências é múltiplo, diverso e, por vezes, contraditório, permeado por diferentes modos de vida e influenciado por aspectos culturais, percepções e experiências vividas.

Abstract Introduction: The Residential Therapeutic Services (RTS) are places of the Psychosocial Care Network aligned with the logic of deinstitutionalization. This study aimed to analyze the perception of 'home' by the SRT team of caregivers and its implications for the production of care in the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Methods: Qualitative study of cartographic approach, which had 4 SRT in the city of Rio de Janeiro as scenario. Data collection involved interviews with 9 workers and participant observation of the SRTs' meetings. Results and Discussion: The analyzers Home and Pandemic Effects emerged from analysis. The first analyzer shows the workers' perception of the home environment, while the second analyzes the production of care and the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the SRT. The residence environment is multiple, diverse, sometimes contradictory, composed of different lifestyles and influenced by cultural aspects, perceptions and life experiences.

Oficina de linguagem na atenção psicossocial: vez e voz do sujeito / Language workshop in the psychosocial care: the subject's turn and voice / Taller de lenguaje en la atención psicosocial: vez y voz del sujeto

Introdução: A oficina de linguagem, tecnologia, por excelência, de trabalho com a saúde mental, é constituída por três pilares: protagonismo, potência criadora e a própria linguagem, como espaço de empoderamento. Objetivo Verificar a percepção dos participantes sobre os efeitos da oficina de linguagem, objeto deste estudo. Método: Foi feito um estudo transversal, descritivo, por meio da introdução de uma temática específica nas rodas de conversa da oficina em questão durante o período do recorte. As sessões foram filmadas por doze semanas, e as rodas de conversa foram transcritas. Utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo do tipo temática para análise e interpretação dos dados obtidos dos discursos dos seus participantes que exibiam a diversidade postulada em termos de idade, gênero, condição social e saúde. Resultados: Três categorias temáticas foram identificadas e selecionadas por sua relevância: enlaçamento social, protagonismo subjetivo e circulação discursiva. Conclusões: Os resultados apontam narrativas de empoderamento que as vivências da oficina proporcionam, com clara expressão de reconhecimento da assunção ao lugar de falante por todos, posicionamento fundamental para a possibilidade de alcançar vez e voz nas suas relações sociais.

Introduction: The workshop of language, a technology par excellence, when working with mental health, consists of three pillars: protagonism, creative power and language itself as a space of empowerment. Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the perception of participants about the effects of the language workshop, object of this study. Methods: This research used the methodology of transverse, descriptive design. A specific theme was introduced in the Conversation Wheels of the workshop over a period of 12 weeks. Those sessions were filmed and the conversation wheels transcribed. "Thematic content analysis" was used to analyze and interpret the data obtained from the discourses of its participants. These participants exhibited the diversity postulated in terms of age, gender, social condition, health. Results: Three thematic categories were identified and selected for their relevance: social binding, subjective protagonism and discursive circulation. Conclusions: The results highlight narratives of empowerment that the experiences of the workshop propose, with clear expression of recognition of the occupation of the place of speaker by all, an essential prerequisite for the possibility of reaching time and voice in their social interrelations.

Introducción: El taller de lenguaje se considera la tecnología por excelencia para trabajar con la salud mental y se apoya en tres pilares básicos: el protagonismo; la capacidad creativa y el propio lenguaje en sí mismo como espacio de empoderamiento. Objetivo: Comprobar como perciben los participantes los efectos del taller de lenguaje Método: Se hizo un estudio transversal y descriptivo por medio de la introducción de una temática específica en las ruedas de conversación del taller durante su realización. Las conversaciones se fueron filmando durante las doce semanas de trabajo y se transcribieron. Se utilizó el análisis temático de contenidos para analizar e interpretar los datos obtenidos de los discursos de sus participantes que mostraron la diversidad propuesta respecto a edad, género, condición social y salud. Resultados: Se identificaron tres categorías temáticas y se seleccionaron por su importancia: las relaciones sociales, el protagonismo subjetivo y la circulación discursiva. Conclusiones: Los resultados muestran que las experiencias del taller proporcionan empoderamiento, al ir ocupando todos los participantes el puesto de hablante, siendo esto fundamental para poder tener voz y espacio en sus relaciones sociales.

Práticas do CAPS I e o desafio da desinstitucionalização / Practices of CAPS 1 and the challenge of deinstitutionalization / Prácticas del CAPS I y el desafío de la desinstitucionalización

No Brasil, os Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) são serviços de saúde mental que visam, junto a outros dispositivos de atendimento da rede de atenção, garantir o cuidado de base comunitária para as pessoas em sofrimento psíquico. Este texto apresenta um relato de experiência de práticas implementadas por um CAPS I, entre 2011 e 2014, e reflete sobre elas à luz do processo de desinstitucionalização e da Política Nacional de Saúde Mental, Álcool e Outras Drogas brasileira. Tendo como base as práticas desenvolvidas no CAPS em questão, discutem-se: a noção de Projeto Terapêutico Singular, oferecendo uma proposta para guiar suas atualizações; as oficinas terapêuticas como possibilidade de concretizar espaços coletivos de cuidado; e, ações possíveis de serem desenvolvidas no território visando a consolidação da Rede de Atenção Psicossocial (RAPS). Assim, ao revisitar as práticas do CAPS, o texto aponta caminhos e dificuldades para que as mesmas possam tornar-se coerentes e eficazes ante ao desafio da desinstitucionalização.

In Brazil, the Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) are mental health services that aim, together with other care services, to ensure community-based treatment for people with mental disorders. This text presents an experience report about practices implemented in CAPS I, between 2011 and 2014, and makes reflections about them considering the deinstitutionalization process and the Brazilian National Mental Health Policy. Based on the practices developed in the CAPS in question, it discusses: the notion of Singular Therapeutic Project, offering a proposal to guide its updates; therapeutic workshops as a possibility to create collective spaces of care; and, possible actions to be developed in the territory aiming the consolidation of the Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS). Therefore, revisiting CAPS practices, the text points out ways and difficulties so that it become s coherent and effective in the face of deinstitutionalization challenge.

En Brasil, los Centros de Atención Psicosocial (CAPS) son servicios de salud mental que tienen como objetivo, en conjunto con otros dispositivos de asistencia de la red de atención, garantizar el cuidado de base comunitaria para las personas en sufrimiento psíquico. Este texto presenta un relato de experiencia de algunas prácticas implementadas por un CAPS I, entre 2011 y 2014, y refleja sobre ellas a la luz del proceso de desinstitucionalización y de la Política Nacional de Salud Mental, Alcohol y Otras Drogas brasileñas. Teniendo como base las prácticas desarrolladas en el CAPS en cuestión, son discutidas: la noción de Proyecto Terapéutico Singular, ofreciendo una propuesta para guiar sus actualizaciones; los talleres terapéuticos como posibilidad de concretar espacios colectivos de cuidado; y, acciones posibles de ser desarrolladas en el territorio con vistas a la consolidación de la Red de Atención Psicosocial (RAPS). De esta forma, al revisar las prácticas del CAPS, el texto apunta caminhos y dificultades para que ellas puedan tornarse coherentes y eficaces ante el desafío de la desinstitucionalización.

Primary care mental health: nurses' activities in the psychosocial care network.

OBJECTIVE: to describe and analyze the role of expert nurses in mental health in the Family Health Strategy. METHOD: a qualitative study, with 20 Basic Health Units nurses of Teresina, Piauí. The information was collected through semi-structured interviews from March to May 2017 and analyzed using the content analysis method. RESULTS: it was found that the conceptions of the mental health disease process were based on the biological model, there was little communication between mental health and basic network, nurses did not feel qualified to work mental health and there were few mental health actions in Primary Care. Final considerations: it becomes urgent to implement public policies that articulate mental health and Primary Care, raising awareness and continuing education for nurses.

Psychosocial care network: managers' perception and tensions of the field.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the perception of workers and managers about the psychosocial care network in a medium-sized municipality in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais. METHOD: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study involving twelve participants from different points of the network. The semi-structured interviews were analyzed in the light of Pierre Bourdieu's framework of constructionist structuralism. RESULTS: the actions offered by the services were based on the perspectives of resocialization, user embracement, group and multiprofessional care, and on approaches to harm reduction, recreation and daily organization. These were configured as the network resources/capital. Tensions were identified in family embracement and in relationships between families and users, as well as in the prejudice towards people with mental disorders. Final considerations: the social agents were willing to contribute to processes of change in order to overcome the focus on specialties, the lack of training of some teams, lack of infrastructure and of some components, especially those related to leisure and community life.

Therapeutic follow-up and network intervention as a strategy in psychosocial care.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze Therapeutic Follow-Up (TF) and Network Intervention (NI) as devices for social network/Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS - Centro de Atenção Psicossocial) user staff construction. METHOD: an ethnographic study. Data collection instruments were participant observation, field diary, semi-structured interviews and Sluzki's Minimal Map of Relationships. The research site was at a CAPS II of the city of São Paulo. Participants were CAPS user, their family network, professionals and other users. Data analysis took place through Minayo's thematic content analysis framework and Sluzki's personal maps. RESULTS: TF and NI led to greater social participation, autonomy and reorganization of family roles and treatment in CAPS. CONCLUSION: the TF associated with NI was potent in strengthening the user's personal/social network and in including them in community activities.

Addressing Severe Mental Illness Rehabilitation in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru.

Many Latin American countries face the challenge of caring for a growing number of people with severe mental illnesses while promoting deinstitutionalization and community-based care. This article presents an overview of current policies that aim to reform the mental health care system and advance the employment of people with disabilities in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru. The authors conducted a thematic analysis by using public records and semistructured interviews with stakeholders. The authors found evidence of supported employment programs for vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities, but found that the programs did not include people with severe mental illnesses. Five relevant themes were found to hamper progress in psychiatric vocational rehabilitation services: rigid labor markets, insufficient advocacy, public subsidies that create conflicting incentives, lack of deinstitutionalized models, and lack of reimbursement for evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation interventions. Policy reforms in these countries have promoted the use of medical interventions to treat people with severe mental illnesses but not the use of evidence-based rehabilitation programs to facilitate community integration and functional recovery. Because these countries have other supported employment programs for people with nonpsychiatric disabilities, they are well positioned to pilot individual placement and support to accelerate full community integration among individuals with severe mental illnesses.

Therapeutic follow-up and network intervention as a strategy in psychosocial care / Acompañamiento terapéutico y la intervención de red como estrategia en la atención psicosocial / Acompanhamento terapêutico e intervenção em rede como estratégia na atenção psicossocial

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze Therapeutic Follow-Up (TF) and Network Intervention (NI) as devices for social network/Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS - Centro de Atenção Psicossocial) user staff construction. Method: an ethnographic study. Data collection instruments were participant observation, field diary, semi-structured interviews and Sluzki's Minimal Map of Relationships. The research site was at a CAPS II of the city of São Paulo. Participants were CAPS user, their family network, professionals and other users. Data analysis took place through Minayo's thematic content analysis framework and Sluzki's personal maps. Results: TF and NI led to greater social participation, autonomy and reorganization of family roles and treatment in CAPS. Conclusion: the TF associated with NI was potent in strengthening the user's personal/social network and in including them in community activities.

RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar el Acompañamiento Terapéutico (AT) y la Intervención en Red (IR) como dispositivos para la construcción de la red social/personal de usuarios del Centro de Atención Psicosocial (CAPS - Centro de Atenção Psicossocial). Método: un estudio etnográfico. Los instrumentos de recolección de datos fueron: observación participante, diario de campo, entrevistas semiestructuradas y Mapa de relaciones mínimas de Sluzki. La ubicación de la investigación fue en un CAPS II de la ciudad de São Paulo. Los participantes fueron usuarios de CAPS, su red familiar, profesionales y otros usuarios. El análisis de datos se realizó a través del marco de análisis de contenido temático de Minayo y los mapas personales de Sluzki. Resultados: el AT y RI llevaron a una mayor participación social, autonomía y reorganización de los roles familiares y el tratamiento en el CAPS. Conclusión: el AT asociado con el IR fue potente para fortalecer la red personal/social del usuario y para incluirlos en las actividades de la comunidad.

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar o Acompanhamento Terapêutico (AT) e a Intervenção em Rede (IR) como dispositivos para construção da rede social/pessoal de usuário do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS). Método: estudo etnográfico. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram: observação participante, diário de campo, entrevistas semiestruturadas e Mapa Mínimo das Relações de Sluzki. Local da pesquisa foi em um CAPS II da cidade de São Paulo. Os participantes foram um usuário do CAPS, sua rede familiar, profissionais e outros usuários. Análise dos dados ocorreu através do referencial da Análise de Conteúdo Temático de Minayo e Mapas Pessoais de Sluzki. Resultados: o AT e a IR levaram a maior participação social, autonomia e reorganização dos papéis familiares e tratamento nos CAPS. Conclusão: o AT associado à IR mostrou-se potente no fortalecimento da rede pessoal/social do usuário e na inclusão dos mesmos em atividades comunitárias.

Social participation following a stroke: an assessment in accordance with the international classification of functioning, disability and health.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate, code and qualify the participation of Brazilian stroke survivors based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) and identify predictors of post-stroke participation. METHODS: An exploratory, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted involving 78 individuals with hemiparesis stemming from a stroke. The stroke specific quality of life (SS-QOL) was used to evaluate the participation component of the ICF. The geriatric depression scale was used to screen depressive symptoms; the functional independence measure (FIM) was used to measure the degree of dependence; grip strength was determined using a dynamometer; and cognitive status was evaluated using the mini mental state examination. The one-way analysis of variance followed by the Bonferroni test was used for the comparison the participation scores of different groups (age and marital status). The independent t-test was used for the comparisons of the other groups (sex, time since the occurrence of stroke (<12 months or >12 months) and degree of functional independence). Multiple linear regression was employed to identify measures capable of predicting participation. RESULTS: Based on the classification and qualifiers of the ICF, the individuals analyzed exhibited a moderate level of participation. Participation was significantly associated with time since the occurrence of stroke (F = 2.46; 95% confidence interval (CI) = -23.67-0.34; p = 0.05), degree of functional independence (F = 2.40; 95% CI = -33.0 to -18.93; p < 0.001) and marital status (married or widowed) (F = 2.6; p = 0.05). No statistically significant associations were found with regard to age, sex or affected side of the body. Functional independence was the main predictor of participation (F = 99.2; r2 = 0.57; p <0.001) and the occurrence of depressive symptoms was a moderate predictor (F =12.78; r2 = 0.40; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Twenty-four ICF categories were coded and qualified with the use of the SS-QOL, enabling the participation component of the ICF biopsychosocial model to be easily evaluated in clinical practice. Overall, the sample in the present study demonstrated a moderate decline in participation following a stroke and only the "social roles" domain was severely affected. The FIM was the main predictor of participation and the depression was a moderate predictor. Therefore, health professionals involved in the rehabilitation of these patients should focus on the promotion of functional independence and improvements in emotional health to optimize social participation following a stroke. Implications for Rehabilitation The Brazilian stroke individuals analyzed exhibited a moderate level of participation. Functional independence was the main predictor of participation and the occurrence of depressive symptoms was a moderate predictor. Age, sex and affected side of the body were not predictors of participation. Our findings support that twenty-four International classification of functioning, disability and health categories were coded and qualified with the use of the stroke specific quality of life. Rehabilitation of social functioning post stroke patients should be focused on the promotion of functional independence and improvement in emotional health. This study offers a participation assessment model that can facilitate the incorporation of the ICF in the clinical practice.

Social Competence Treatment After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial of Interactive Group Treatment Versus Noninteractive Treatment.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a replicable group treatment program for improving social competence after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing 2 methods of conducting a social competency skills program, an interactive group format versus a classroom lecture. SETTING: Community and veteran rehabilitation centers. PARTICIPANTS: Civilian, military, and veteran adults with TBI and social competence difficulties (N=179), at least 6 months postinjury. INTERVENTIONS: The experimental intervention consisted of 13 weekly group interactive sessions (1.5h) with structured and facilitated group interactions to improve social competence, and the control consisted of 13 traditional classroom sessions using the same curriculum with brief supplemental individual sessions but without structured group interaction. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Profile of Pragmatic Impairment in Communication (PPIC), an objective behavioral rating of social communication impairments after TBI. LaTrobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ), Goal Attainment Scale (GAS), Satisfaction with Life Scale, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-C (PCL) civilian version, Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18), Scale of Perceived Social Self-Efficacy (PSSE). RESULTS: Social competence goals (GAS) were achieved and maintained for most participants regardless of treatment method. Significant improvements in the primary outcome (PPIC) and 2 of the secondary outcomes (LCQ and BSI) were seen immediately posttreatment and at 3 months posttreatment in the alternative treatment arm only; however, these improvements were not significantly different between the group interactive structured treatment and alternative treatment arms. Similar trends were observed for PSSE and PCL-C. CONCLUSIONS: Social competence skills improved for persons with TBI in both treatment conditions. The group interactive format was not found to be a superior method of treatment delivery in this study.

Therapeutic workshops and psychosocial rehabilitation for institutionalised leprosy patients.

Leprosy is still a major public health problem and psychosocial rehabilitation services for patients suffering from the disease remain insufficient. This study aimed to assess the impact of therapeutic workshops on quality of life and symptoms of depression among institutionalised leprosy patients. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and generic World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) were used before and after the implementation of a series of therapeutic workshops over a period of six months. Sixty-two patients participated in the study. Almost all of the sample were elderly and had a low level of education. There was a significant reduction in the symptoms of depression scores after the intervention (p < 0,001) and a positive impact was shown for the psychological (p = 0,001), physical (p = 0,03) and environment (p < 0,001) domains, but not for the social relationships (p = 0,124) domain. Therapeutic workshops appear to a useful tool for psychosocial rehabilitation work with leprosy patients.

Oficinas terapêuticas para a reabilitação psíquica de pacientes institucionalizados em decorrência da hanseníase / Therapeutic workshops and psychosocial rehabilitation for institutionalised leprosy patients

A hanseníase ainda constitui um importante problema de saúde pública e as ações de promoção da reabilitação psíquica dos pacientes ainda são insuficientes. Este estudo se propôs a avaliar o impacto de oficinas terapêuticas sobre a qualidade de vida e sintomas depressivos em pacientes institucionalizados em decorrência da hanseníase. Aplicou-se o Inventário de Depressão de Beck e o instrumento genérico de avaliação da qualidade de vida WHOQOL-bref, antes e após o desenvolvimento de oficinas terapêuticas ao longo de seis meses. Participaram do estudo 62 pacientes, quase todos idosos, com baixa escolaridade. Observou-se uma redução significativa dos escores de sintomas depressivos após a intervenção proposta (p < 0,001) e impacto positivo para os domínios psicológico (p = 0,001), físico (p = 0,03) e de meio-ambiente (p < 0,001), mas não para as relações sociais (p = 0,124). Oficinas terapêuticas parecem ter o potencial de auxiliar na reabilitação psíquica de pacientes institucionalizados em decorrência da hanseníase.

Leprosy is still a major public health problem and psychosocial rehabilitation services for patients suffering from the disease remain insufficient. This study aimed to assess the impact of therapeutic workshops on quality of life and symptoms of depression among institutionalised leprosy patients. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and generic World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) were used before and after the implementation of a series of therapeutic workshops over a period of six months. Sixty-two patients participated in the study. Almost all of the sample were elderly and had a low level of education. There was a significant reduction in the symptoms of depression scores after the intervention (p < 0,001) and a positive impact was shown for the psychological (p = 0,001), physical (p = 0,03) and environment (p < 0,001) domains, but not for the social relationships (p = 0,124) domain. Therapeutic workshops appear to a useful tool for psychosocial rehabilitation work with leprosy patients.

[The productive insertion of people with mental disabilities (severe mental illness)].

This article aims to present the experience in these 20 years crossed the Southern Institute of Mental Health, making the score in the last 7 years the area of rehabilitation and socio reintegration, in search of overcoming the main obstacle, the goal of productive insertion (work) of people suffering from severe mental illness (as a result, a disability) and attending to that area, "the social stigma the mentally ill". Our methodology is conducted weekly from daily encounters through productive activity assisted by specialists, where the professional team seeks to apply the method of corrective Experiential address the difficulties and / or capabilities that have been damaged or deteriorated product of mental illness. Once the person with a chronic mental illness are able to reintegration or integration into a productive social sphere (work) it is where the difficulty of articulating and promoting the development of a full human existence is presented. It is the label that appears over and over again that marginalizes the chronically ill mental health into exile.