Transtornos psiquiátricos menores em cuidadores familiares de usuários de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial do Sul do Brasil / Minor psychiatric disorders in family caregivers of users of Psychosocial Care Centers in southern Brazil
Cad. saúde pública
; 28(1): 95-103, jan. 2012.
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Com o objetivo de descrever a prevalência de transtornos psiquiátricos menores e sua associação com variáveis sociodemográficas, sobrecarga e eventos estressores autorreferidos, foi conduzido um estudo transversal com 936 familiares cuidadores de usuários de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial. Transtornos psiquiátrico menor foi identificado pelo Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), utilizando para definição de caso o ponto de corte de oito ou mais respostas positivas para mulheres e seis ou mais para homens. Realizaram-se análises bivariada e multivariada por regressão de Poisson. A prevalência de transtornos psiquiátricos menores foi de 49 por cento (IC95 por cento 46 por cento-52 por cento). Na análise ajustada, maiores prevalências foram observadas nos familiares com menor escolaridade, com relato de problemas de saúde, com maior número de ocorrência de eventos estressores, aposentados, que são os únicos cuidadores e que referiram sobrecarga. Os resultados indicam uma elevada prevalência de transtornos psiquiátricos menores, identificando algumas associações, o que poderá instrumentalizar serviços de Saúde Mental e Atenção Básica.
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 936 family caregivers of users of Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS) with the aim of describing the prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders and the association with socio-demographic variables, self-reported overload, and stressful events. Minor psychiatric disorder was identified with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), using as case definition a cutoff of eight or more positive answers for women and six or more for men. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted by Poisson regression. Prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders was 49 percent (95 percentCI 46 percent-52 percent). In the adjusted analysis, higher prevalence was observed in families with less schooling, health problems, more stressful life events, retirees, and single caregivers who reported overload. The results indicate a high prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders, besides identifying some associations. Such information provides important support for planning mental health services and primary care.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Multisectoral Coordination
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Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Mental Health
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Caregivers
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Life Change Events
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Equity and inequality
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Cad. saúde pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Toxicology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Pelotas/BR