The Psychosocial Care Network as Organizer of Public Policy in the Care of People in Harmful Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Objective: To assess the satisfaction of family members who had relatives in Psychosocial Care Services on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPSad) and the variables associated with the score of satisfaction.Method: Evaluative, cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory research. Data collection was performed with the SATIS-BR instrument, which had been validated for use in Brazil, and sampling was performed by simple randomization, according to a pilot study. The Ethics Research Committee (Protocol 1,001/2011) approved this study. Independent variables included socioeconomic characteristics about the participation of the person at CAPSad and the mean global score of Scale of Perceived Change (SPC); the dependent variable was overall satisfaction. Regression testing was performed using the method of ordinary least squares.Results: In the multivariate analysis, the overall score variables of SPC and family members monitoring to Psychosocial Care Services were positively correlated with overall satisfaction (p ≤ .05).Conclusions: The most family members with relatives receiving services from CAPSad were satisfied. Knowledge of the factors correlated with increased satisfaction might enable the construction of action plans aimed to include the family, during the care process, in these services.

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Compulsão, criminalidade, destruição e perdas: o significado do crack para os usuários

Enfermagem em Foco ◽

10.21675/2357-707x.2012.v3.n4.414 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 174-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Fernanda Matos Fernandes Castelo Branco ◽

Maysa Nayra Pimentel De Sousa ◽

Nellyda Carvalho Cruz Brito ◽

Vallone Luiz Paes de Oliveira Rocha ◽

Juliana Macêdo De Medeiros ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Salud Mental ◽

Alcohol And Other Drugs

Objetivou-se analisar o significado do crack para usuários do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial para dependentes de Álcool e outras Drogas. Trata-se de um estudo de abordagem qualitativa, realizado no mês de março de 2012. Participaram nove sujeitos que responderam a um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturado. As falas dos depoentes foram submetidas a análise temática. Os relatos evidenciaram que o crack significa, para os usuários, destruição, compulsividade, criminalidade, agressividade e perdas afetivas, familiares e materiais. Percebe-se que compreender esses significados na concepção de seus usuários é o caminho necessário para um redirecionamento da assistência prestada pela equipe de saúde.Palavras chave: Enfermagem, Cocaína, Crack, Saúde Mental.Compulsion, criminality, destruction and loss: the meaning of crack for its usersThis study aimed to analyze the meaning of crack for users at the Center for Psychosocial Care for dependents of Alcohol and other Drugs. This is a qualitative study, conducted in March 2012. Nine participants answered a semi-structured interview. The statements of the users were subjected to thematic analysis. The reports showed that, for its users, crack means destruction, compulsivity, criminality, aggressiveness and material, emotional and family losses. It is evident that understanding such meanings for the users is the necessary path to a redirection of care as provided by the healthcare team.Descriptors: Nursing, Cocaine, Crack, Mental Health.Compulsión, criminalidad, destrucción y pérdida: la importancia del crack para sus usuariosEste estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la importancia del crack para sus usuarios en el Centro de Atención Psicosocial para dependientes de Alcohol y Otras Drogas. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo, realizado en marzo de 2012. Participaron nueve individuos que respondieron a una entrevista semiestructurada. Las declaraciones de los usuarios fueron sometidas a análisis temático. Los informes muestran que el crack significa, para los usuarios, destrucción, compulsividad, criminalidad, agresividad y pérdidas emocionales, familiares y materiales. Se observa que entender estos significados para los usuarios es el camino necesario para una reorientación de la atención prestada por el equipo de salud.Descriptores: Enfermería, Cocaína, Crack, Salud Mental.

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Knowledge of managers on the National Mental Health Policy

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0198 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rafaella Leite Fernandes ◽

Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de Miranda ◽

Kalyane Kelly Duarte de Oliveira ◽

Clara Tavares Rangel ◽

Danyella Augusto Rosendo da Silva Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Policy ◽

Mental Health Policy ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Care Network ◽

Public Managers ◽

National Mental Health ◽

Service Managers

ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the knowledge of mental health service managers about the national mental health policy. Method: This is a qualitative study conducted with 20 coordinators, who were submitted to a structured interview. Data were categorized in a thematic analysis using ALCESTE software. Results: The results produced the following categories: Back to society: protagonism and autonomy of patients; Interprofessional team: assignments and activities; Structuring of a psychosocial care network; Challenges affecting the service; Distance between policy and practice. Final Considerations: Public managers demonstrated they are aware of the key concepts for effective structuring of a psychosocial care network based on patient protagonism and autonomy, the assignments and activities performed by interprofessional teams, and the challenges found while structuring a psychosocial care network.

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Harmful Use of Alcohol: A Shadow over Sub-Saharan Africa in Need of Workable Solutions

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph14040346 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 346 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Carina Ferreira-Borges ◽

Charles Parry ◽

Thomas Babor

Keyword(s):

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Harmful Use ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Harmful Use Of Alcohol

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Harmful use of alcohol in Australasia—a sobering picture

The Lancet ◽

10.1016/s0140-6736(13)61893-0 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 382 (9904) ◽

pp. 1542-1543

Author(s):

M Atif Mohd Slim

Keyword(s):

Harmful Use ◽

Harmful Use Of Alcohol

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Meeting the Global NCD Target of at Least 10% Relative Reduction in the Harmful Use of Alcohol: Is the WHO European Region on Track?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17103423 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (10) ◽

pp. 3423 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Charlotte Probst ◽

Jakob Manthey ◽

Maria Neufeld ◽

Jürgen Rehm ◽

João Breda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Action Plan ◽

Alcohol Exposure ◽

Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽

World Health ◽

European Region ◽

Noncommunicable Diseases ◽

Relative Reduction ◽

Harmful Use ◽

Health Organization ◽

Harmful Use Of Alcohol

Background: The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases set the target of an “at least 10% relative reduction in the harmful use of alcohol, as appropriate, within the national context”. This study investigated progress in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region towards this target based on two indicators: (a) alcohol per capita consumption (APC) and (b) the age-standardized prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (HED). Methods: Alcohol exposure data for the years 2010–2017 were based on country-validated data and statistical models. Results: Between 2010 and 2017, the reduction target for APC has been met with a decline by −12.4% (95% confidence interval (CI) −17.2, −7.0%) in the region. This progress differed greatly across the region with no decline for the EU-28 grouping (−2.4%; 95% CI −12.0, 7.8%) but large declines for the Eastern WHO EUR grouping (−26.2%; 95% CI −42.2, −8.1%). Little to no progress was made concerning HED, with an overall change of −1.7% (−13.7% to 10.2%) in the WHO European Region. Conclusions: The findings indicate a divergence in alcohol consumption reduction in Europe, with substantial progress in the Eastern part of the region and very modest or no progress in EU countries.

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Daily use of alcohol in the Norwegian general population: Prevalence and associated factors

Drugs and Alcohol Today ◽

10.1108/dat-02-2020-0010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 109-121

Author(s):

Tore Bonsaksen ◽

Trond Heir ◽

Laila Skogstad ◽

Tine K. Grimholt ◽

Øivind Ekeberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

General Population ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Content Type ◽

Personal Resource ◽

Harmful Use ◽

General Self Efficacy ◽

Harmful Use Of Alcohol

Purpose Harmful use of alcohol is a major public health problem. While harm is often researched in the context of heavy drinking episodes, high-frequency drinking, even when drinking moderate quantities, constitutes a health risk in a longer perspective. The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence of daily use of alcohol in the Norwegian general population and to assess sociodemographic, mental health-related and personal resource variables associated with daily use of alcohol. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey concerned with health, illness and serious life events was distributed to 5,500 persons in the general population in Norway (response rate 36%). Sociodemographic variables, personal resource variables (general self-efficacy, optimism and extraversion) and psychological distress (current anxiety and/or depression) were assessed with regards to their associations with daily drinking in unadjusted and adjusted regression models. Findings Daily use of alcohol was reported by 39 persons (2.2%) in the sample (3.1% of men and 1.4% of women). While general self-efficacy, optimism and extraversion were unrelated to daily drinking, the adjusted model revealed that male sex (OR: 2.18, p < 0.05), being unemployed/not in education (OR: 3.10, p < 0.05) and reporting current anxiety and/or depression (OR: 3.12, p < 0.01) were associated with daily use of alcohol. Originality/value The study has contributed to the knowledge about daily drinkers in a representative sample of the Norwegian population. A proportion of 2.2% was found to drink alcohol on a daily basis. Compared to their counterparts, the odds of daily drinking were higher for men, unemployed persons and persons reporting current psychological distress. Public health initiatives aiming at reducing harmful use of alcohol may pay particular attention to these subsets of the population.

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