Introduction: This work describes the experience of structuring a therapeutic group with informal caregivers who showed signs of overload and who worked providing care to bedridden people followed through home visits by the health team of the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Experience Report: The group was structured and developed by two students of the Internship period of the medical course during the rotation in Family and Community Medicine (FCM) together with the second-year resident physician of the Specialization Program in FCM, the preceptor of the Program, and the team nurse at the Josefa de Souza Silva school unit, Pedra Linda neighborhood, in Petrolina, state of Pernambuco, based on the identification of a problem in the community and as part of the intervention project. Discussion: Seven weekly meetings were held with twelve caregivers, from May to July 2019. Each meeting was divided into welcoming activities, presentation of the day’s proposal with the experience of a self-care practice and ended with the suggestion of a home activity, to be developed until the next meeting. For the development of activities, the community approach and resources such as Popular Education and Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health were used. Conclusion: The reduction of stress and overload on caregivers was observed, from the practice of self-care and the strengthening of support networks in the community. At the same time, the potential of the intervention project was perceived as a learning strategy in the process of medical training in the FHS: the students were able to experience the establishment of the doctor-patient relationship, the use of light technologies for care, the coordination of a therapeutic group, understanding the meaning of equity, integrality and longitudinality in the practice of FCM, recognizing themselves as caregivers and the importance of taking care of themselves to take care of others.
Introduction: This work describes the experience of structuring a therapeutic group with informal caregivers who showed signs of overload and who worked providing care to bedridden people followed through home visits by the health team of the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Experience Report: The group was structured and developed by two students of the Internship period of the medical course during the rotation in Family and Community Medicine (FCM) together with the second-year resident physician of the Specialization Program in FCM, the preceptor of the Program, and the team nurse at the Josefa de Souza Silva school unit, Pedra Linda neighborhood, in Petrolina, state of Pernambuco, based on the identification of a problem in the community and as part of the intervention project. Discussion: Seven weekly meetings were held with twelve caregivers, from May to July 2019. Each meeting was divided into welcoming activities, presentation of the day’s proposal with the experience of a self-care practice and ended with the suggestion of a home activity, to be developed until the next meeting. For the development of activities, the community approach and resources such as Popular Education and Integrative and Complementary Practices in Health were used. Conclusion: The reduction of stress and overload on caregivers was observed, from the practice of self-care and the strengthening of support networks in the community. At the same time, the potential of the intervention project was perceived as a learning strategy in the process of medical training in the FHS: the students were able to experience the establishment of the doctor-patient relationship, the use of light technologies for care, the coordination of a therapeutic group, understanding the meaning of equity, integrality and longitudinality in the practice of FCM, recognizing themselves as caregivers and the importance of taking care of themselves to take care of others.
Introdução: Em janeiro de 2020, foi isolado na China o vírus SARS-CoV-2, causador da doença do coronavírus 19 (COVID-19), que posteriorment disseminou-se globalmente numa pandemia. A Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) desempenha papel crucial na resposta global à ameaça, considerando-se o papel da APS como uma das portas de entrada do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e como coordenadora do cuidado nesse sistema, com atuação ativa na resposta a surtos e epidemias. Nesse contexto, os profissionais atuantes na APS estão potencialmente expostos a sofrimento mental no cenário pandêmico. Objetivo: Analisar os níveis de sofrimento mental entre profissionais de saúde da APS de Petrolina (PE) no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19, verificando possível associação entre sofrimento mental e a atuação desses profissionais na linha de frente de combate à COVID-19. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo epidemiológico, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa e caráter exploratório. Foi aplicado um survey online com dados sociodemográficos e ocupacionais, bem como foi feita a avaliação do sofrimento mental nesse grupo de profissionais, por meio da aplicação da Escala de Distress Psicológico de Kessler (K10), sendo as respostas posteriormente analisadas estatisticamente. Resultados: Dos participantes, 48,6% apresentaram risco elevado para a presença de transtorno mental no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19, e uma média de 66,8%±21,7% dos sentimentos negativos experimentados têm relação com a pandemia. Além disso, nos 30 dias anteriores ao momento em que cada participante respondeu ao survey, 73,4% (correspondendo a 72,5% dos enfermeiros e 73,9% dos médicos) dos entrevistados relataram frequência maior que o habitual na ocorrência dos sentimentos investigados na Escala K10. A porcentagem média desses sentimentos atribuída às inseguranças/ incertezas/ medos relacionados à pandemia de COVID-19 é de 66,8% (com desvio padrão de ±21,7%). Dos respondentes, 99,1% (99,1%) consideram possível transmitir a infecção para familiares ou pessoas próximas. Trinta e sete (33,94% da população de estudo) declararam que fizeram uso de medicamento ansiolítico ou antidepressivo nos 30 dias anteriores ao momento em que o survey foi respondido, prescrito por médico assistente com quem realiza acompanhamento (19 participantes) ou por automedicação (18 participantes). É fator de sofrimento mental para os respondentes a possibilidade de ser veículo de transmissão de COVID-19 para familiares ou pessoas próximas. Observou-se associação estatisticamente significativa entre risco elevado de transtornos mentais e percepção dos respondentes (total e médicos) acerca dos equipamentos de proteção individual (EPI) disponíveis nas Unidades de Saúde. Não foi observada associação estatisticamente significativa entre sofrimento mental e demais indicadores. Conclusões: Num contexto de permanente medo e risco potencial de infecção por COVID-19 nesse grupo de profissionais, o sofrimento mental paira como ameaça permanente. Recomenda-se a adoção de estratégias para a abordagem do sofrimento mental nessa categoria profissional, além de estudos adicionais para determinar o perfil de adoecimento desse grupo.
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