Introduction:The revolving door phenomenon is characterized by repeated and frequent psychiatric readmissions. Objective: We aim to investigate sociodemographic, clinic, and follow-up characteristics in health services associated to psychiatric admissions and readmissions of inpatients in a general hospital of Porto Alegre. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 96 participants. Results: More than half of the sample (53.1%) were female, 51% were single, and the average age was 44.3 years old. From clinic data, 36% (n = 35) of the users were in their first admission, and 36% (n = 35) met the criteria for frequent readmission. The results show that users with frequent readmissions significantly mentioned fewer people on whom they could rely. Alternatively, users in first admission lived with a significant larger number of people than the rest of the sample and had, with less frequency, bond with health services other than hospitals, using hospitals as an entrance door to mental health care. Regarding follow-up in the network, 34.4% of the sample did not visit often NPC services before admission, and only 4.1% used psychosocial rehabilitation services. Conclusion: We highlight the importance of hospitals as an articulation point in the network, and as strategic to connect with NPC services. In spite of international literature investigation and registration of the frequent psychiatric readmission phenomenon, we notice it is a field that needs greater investigation in Brazil.

Metric analysis supported the integrity and general adequacy of this very short tool included in a population health survey. The global index proposed could be a good measure for assessing and monitoring the adequacy of part of the PC experiences in first-contact care and person-focused care over time, under population perspective. On the other hand, the loss of content as a consequence of the selection of items, suggesting use of the expanded versions of the PCAT-AE whenever a global evaluation of PC is desired and it is possible.

Despite the increase in the use of health care services, the relationship between social class and the use of these services has remained stable throughout the study period. Achieving equity in the use of specialised care services is still a challenge for universal health care systems.

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi traçar o perfil dos pesquisadores bolsistas de Produtividade em Psicologia do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico no triênio 2009-2011. O método utilizado foi de caráter transversal, descritivo, correlacional e de associação. Por meio de um levantamento de dados presentes nos currículos Lattes dos pesquisadores listados no sitedo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, buscou-se identificar relação entre a categoria de bolsa, a quantidade e a qualidade de suas produções. Os achados revelam diversidade, não permitindo traçar um perfil único de bolsistas. Predominam os bolsistas de categoria 2, distribuídos, em sua maioria, nas áreas de interesse da Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Social. Verificou-se que, apesar de a qualidade das publicações acompanhar a categoria da bolsa, ainda predomina a quantidade em relação à qualidade das publicações, fenômeno conhecido como "produtivismo".

RESUMO Objetivou-se investigar como a política de descentralização do aconselhamento e teste rápido de HIV (Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana), sífilis e hepatites foi implementada a partir do matriciamento das equipes de Atenção Básica em Porto Alegre. É um estudo qualitativo, no qual foram realizadas oito entrevistas com matriciadoras. Entre os aspectos positivos, estão a realização da capacitação dos profissionais da Atenção Básica, de interconsultas, supervisões e visitas. Essas experiências destacam a potencialidade de um trabalho mais horizontal entre os níveis de atenção especializado e básico. Entre os aspectos considerados negativos, destacam-se a ênfase na parte técnica do teste e a descontinuidade do matriciamento.

Our findings show that individuals who perceive environmental problems in their neighbourhood have a higher prevalence of CMD, even after adjusting for all co-variables. In addition, there is a clear increasing gradient in the prevalence of CMD with the increase in the number of environmental problems. Efforts to reduce the prevalence of CMD must be directed to improve individual and contextual risks.

BackgroundThe Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) is an interesting set of tools for primary care research. A very short version could inform policy makers about consumer experiences with primary care (PC) through health surveys. This work aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of a selection of items from the child short edition (CS) of the PCAT.MethodsA 24 item questionnaire permitted the identification of a regular source of care and the assessment of the key attributes of first contact, ongoing care over time, coordination, services available and services received (comprehensiveness), and cultural competence. Structural validity, reliability, and construct validity were assessed using responses from 2,200 parents of a representative sample of the population aged 0 to 14 years in Catalonia (Spain) who participated in the 2006 Health Survey. Structural validity was analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was assessed using linear regression analysis between PC experience scores and a measure of overall user satisfaction with healthcare services.ResultsA total of 2,095 (95.2%) parents provided useable responses on PC. After Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), the best fitting model was a 5-factor model in which the original dimensions of first contact and ongoing care were collapsed into one. The CFA also showed a second order factor onto which all domains except services available loaded (root mean square error of approximation = 0.000; comparative fit index = 1.00). Cronbach's alpha values for one of the original scales (first-contact) was poor (alpha < 0.50), but improved using the modified factor structure (alpha > 0.70). Scores on the scales were correlated with satisfaction with healthcare services (p < 0.01), thereby providing some preliminary evidence of construct validity.ConclusionsThis very short questionnaire obtained from the PCAT-CE yields information about five attributes of PC and a summary score. It has shown evidence of validity and reliability for judgments about experiences with primary care overall. If space on surveys is at a premium, the instrument could be useful as a measure of PC experiences.

These findings emphasize the significance of dual diagnosis in the impairment of HRQoL in substance-dependent patients, particularly with regard to mental component. In addicted patients with low scores on SF-36, psychiatric comorbidity should be evaluated and treated in an integrated approach.