Mental health professional perception of the embracement towards psychoactive substance user in CAPSad
Introduction: Adherence to chemical dependency treatment is still a great challenge for both, users and health care professionals. Currently, public healthcare policy is a tool to assist in the development of a humanized care model, which advocates for the practice of user inclusion. Objective: I...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cadernosdeterapiaocupacional.ufscar.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/1516/869 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Adherence to chemical dependency treatment is still a great challenge for both, users and
health care professionals. Currently, public healthcare policy is a tool to assist in the development of a humanized care
model, which advocates for the practice of user inclusion. Objective: Investigate the perception of professionals who
work in the mental health field, to understand the inclusion offered to users of psychoactive substances in Psychosocial
Care Centers for alcohol and drug users (CAPSad). Method: A descriptive and exploratory study conducted at the
CAPSad in São Paulo. Active professionals in the mental health field working at the CAPSad participated in the
present study. For data collection a semi-structured questionnaire was used with 27 self-report questions, 15 closed
questions, analyzed through statistics and 12 open questions, with speech analysis. Results: The questionnaires of
six professionals with a mean of 14.3 years working at the CAPSad, revealed that they had no prior training about
inclusion. Five participants responded that they carried out inclusion in the presence of the family, four responded
without the presence of family and just one responded according to user choice (each participant could choose more
than one option). The results show ambiguity regarding the concept of user inclusion, as all reported that inclusion
hampers user reception, qualified listening, guidance and making necessary referrals. Conclusion: The need to
create formal spaces for knowledge exchange, case discussion, and encourage professional training, promoting the
identity of the service and improving user adherence to treatment was highlighted. |
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| ISSN: | 2526-8910 2526-8910 |