Fatores associados às internações de pacientes com transtornos mentais: um olhar para as questões de gestão na microrregião de Ituiutaba/MG

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Gandolfi, Peterson Elizandro
• Orientador(a): Escrivão Junior, Álvaro
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Administração em saúde; Saúde mental; Internações; Atenção psicossocial; Elaboração e validação de formulário de pesquisa
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Health administration; Mental health; Hospitalization; Psychosocial care; Development and validation of research forms
• Link de acesso: https://hdl.handle.net/10438/11127

The theme of this study is related to the area of Health Administration, specifically, Mental Health Administration. The research presents the importance and relevance of this topic from scientific studies, on a national and international level. Later, the research was delimited to the micro region of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, which is composed of nine cities (Cachoeira Dourada, Campina Verde, Canápolis, Centralina, Capinópolis, Gurinhatã, Ipiaçu, Ituiutaba and Santa Victoria) because they present “almost experimental' features, making them suitable and relevant. Based on this, the question that the research intended to answer is: what are the main factors that can be associated with the (re) admission of patients with mental disorders, and are of interest to the public health care system management of the micro region of Ituiutaba? The answer to this problem can lead to an empirical contribution in view of the fact that the identification of the determinants of (re) admissions of mental disorders can serve as a subsidy to the actions and policies of mental health in this micro region and the cities involved. It would also include a theoretical contribution, since this creates and validates a tool, from the collection of primary data that take into consideration the categories and indicators derived from a proposal for psychosocial care. Following the approval of the research project by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Uberlândia, several steps were carried out: visits to municipalities so as to understand the local realities; a sample definition; data collection and analysis; validation of the data collection instrument; proposal for a template; as well as, data analysis guidelines, according to this model. In order to meet the first objective, which is to work out and validate a data collection instrument with constructs and indicators associated with the hospitalization of patients with mental disorders, a model consisting of five constructs and eight indicators was developed. To meet the second objective, which is to evaluate the association of constructs and indicators with the (re)admission of patients with mental disorders, the 12 proposed hypotheses were tested, of those; five were rejected while seven have been accepted. In addition, to meet the third and last specific objective, which is to point out elements that can contribute to public policies on Mental Health in the micro region of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, this thesis proposed specific actions for a management point of view, stemming from the 'outlook' of the manager of this micro region, as well as, from the 'outlook' of the Municipal manager. Besides the model proposed, the work points to some options and policy decisions that may contribute to the reduction of hospitalization in that region. Within the possibilities and priorities, public managers should: focus on actions related to reducing the patient’s use of alcohol and drugs; developing actions that promote the strengthening of the caregivers’ responsibilities towards the patient; expanding and monitoring the care of patients by psychiatrists, and promoting the distribution, access and use of drugs by these patients. Finally, the paper presents its limitations and indicates a number of proposals for continuity.