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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pain is one of the main reasons for seeking medical care. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the treatment of pain complaints in a medical clinic ward. METHODS: Cross-sectional and descriptive study at the Santa Lucinda Hospital (Hospital Santa Lucinda - HSL) and Sorocaba Hospital Complex (Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba - CHS). Data was collected by: (1) interviewing the participants using a structured questionnaire drawn up by the researchers, and (2) accessing information such as pain records and drug prescriptions in the medical records. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 85 patients, 11.8% in the HSL and 88.2% in the CHS. More than 80% of patients had already experienced pain at some point in their lives, whether chronic or acute. Forty-one percent of patients had pain during hospitalization, regardless of the reason for admission. A minority of pain events had the complaint recorded in their medical records. Drugs were prescribed for 73.0% of the patients, mostly on demand. There was a mismatch between the type of drug prescribed and the intensity of the pain in 80% of prescriptions. CONCLUSION: The complaint of pain is prevalent in Internal Medicine hospitalizations. In this study, 41.2% of the pain was musculoskeletal, followed by abdominal pain, regardless of the reason for hospitalization. The complaint of pain was medicated in most of the patients' pain reports, but around 23% of the patients complaining of pain did not receive drugs. Most patients (80%) with pain received drugs that were inconsistent with the intensity of the pain; however, the recording of the complaint of pain in the medical records remains insufficient.
RESUMO JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Dor é um dos principais motivos por assistência ao serviço médico-hospitalar. Desta forma, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o atendimento de queixas dolorosas em enfermaria de clínica médica. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal e descritivo nos hospitais Santa Lucinda (HSL) e Conjunto Hospitalar de Sorocaba (CHS). A coleta de dados foi realizada por: (1) entrevista com os participantes direcionada por um questionário estruturado elaborado pelos pesquisadores, e (2) acesso a informações como registro de dor e prescrição de fármacos no prontuário. RESULTADOS: A amostra foi composta por 85 pacientes, sendo 11.8% no HSL e 88,2% no CHS. Mais de 80% dos participantes relataram experiência prévia de dor aguda ou crônica em algum momento da vida. Quarenta e um por cento dos participantes relatou dor durante a internação independente da causa da internação. A minoria dos eventos de dor constava nos registros da queixa em seu prontuário. Houve fármaco prescrito para 73% dos pacientes, sendo em sua maioria, por demanda. Houve uma inadequação entre o tipo de fármaco prescrito e a intensidade da dor em 80% das prescrições. CONCLUSÃO: A queixa de dor é um sintoma prevalente entre pacientes internados de Clínica Médica. Neste estudo, 41,2%; das dores foram musculoesqueléticas, seguida de dores abdominais, independente do motivo da internação. A queixa de dor foi medicada na maior parte dos relatos de dor dos pacientes, porém cerca de 23% dos pacientes com queixa de dor não receberam fármacos. A maior parte dos pacientes (80%) com dor recebeu fármacos incoerentes à intensidade da dor; porém o registro da queixa de dor nas evoluções dos prontuários permanece insuficiente.
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Abstract BACKGROUND: The worldwide prevalences of anxiety and depressive disorders are 3.6% and 4.4%, respectively. Among medical students, many studies have indicated that the prevalences of these mental disorders vary between 19.7% and 47.1%, but there is a lack of information on psychotropic drug usage in this group of students. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of psychotropic drug use, adherence to therapy and main clinical and diagnostic indications relating to psychotropic drug use among medical students. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study at a Brazilian private university in the city of Sorocaba, state of São Paulo. METHODS: Observational analytical cross-sectional study, conducted during the second semester of 2019, through a semi-structured online questionnaire, answered by first to sixth-year medical students. RESULTS: Among the 263 participants (41.7% of the 630 enrolled students), the current prevalence of psychotropic drug usage was 30.4%. This prevalence increased over the course and 90.7% of the drugs were prescribed at regular medical consultations (85.5% by psychiatrists). The main indications for psychotropic drug usage were anxiety (30.0%), depression (22.8%), insomnia (7.2%), panic (5.3%) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (3.8%). Women were more likely to present diagnoses of depression and panic. Most of the participants used antidepressants and had good adherence to medications. Adequate sleep and regular physical activity were identified as protective factors against mental disorders. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of mental disorders among medical students is high, which justifies the use of psychotropic drugs. This study provides valuable information and recommendations for institutional educational actions to improve students' mental health.