Avaliação da Demanda Preliminar de Atendimento Dirigida pelo Aluno ao Núcleo de Apoio Psicopedagógico ao Estudante da Faculdade de Medicina (Napem) da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The psychological distress experienced by university students, particularly medical students, is well-known and has long been a cause for concern. In provides care to students who spontaneously seek help. The purpose of this study was to analyze the reasons described when completing the Napem application form by students for their seeking the assistance. A total of 273 students enrolled in the two years studied, which were both in the last decade. To preserve the identity of the students, the years analyzed were not identified. Of this group, 235 were medical students, 28 students of Speech Therapy, four undergraduate students of Technology in Radiology and six were students of other courses. The methodology used for data analysis was qualitative, with content analysis and the frequency comparison was performed using the chi-square test. The reasons to seek care written by the students in the application form were placed in five categories established by the researchers -"mood disorders," "personal problems," "personality traits," "academic issues" and others. The results showed that "mood disorders" were the most frequently reported (44.3%), followed by "personality traits" (26.4%) and "personal problems" (13.9%). The "academic questions" presented the lowest frequency (5.5%). The desire to die was described by 17 (6.2%) students. When the medical students were compared to the students of the other courses, there was no statistically significant difference among the frequencies of the five categories (p = 0.21) with motives allocated in the category "mood disorders" (41.7%) being predominantly observed. However, when considering two studied periods separately, the frequency of the category "mood disorders" for medical students was significantly higher (p = 0.0005) in the second year than in the first year of study. It should be emphasized that almost 50% of the students enrolled in the second year analyzed attended the centre for first two years, a significantly higher result (p = 0.002) when compared to those enrolled in the first year of the study. Even recognizing the limitations regarding the analysis of the student's preliminary demand for care when seeking help, particularly when expressed in written form, it is believed that the results of this study can contribute to the organization of psychological support services. Due to the magnitude of the problem, there is a clear need to have welcome spaces for the students with activities that can receive them and listen to them when they enter college, such as mentoring programs.

Presença de sintomas depressivos e ansiosos em acadêmicos de medicina de uma Universidade do sudoeste Goiano Brasileiro

“…Semelhante ao Núcleo de Apoio Educacional e Psicológico (NAEP), um espaço da FACERES em que o estudante pode buscar auxílio psicológico diante de difi culdades nos estudos, seja por meio de atendimento individual, reuniões em grupo, workshops, palestras ou ofi cinas, o núcleo oferece ajuda e acolhimento ao aluno. Esses projetos já revelam pesquisas e estratégias institucionais positivas, de suma importância para maior conhecimento do estudante que está chegando, além de análise cuidadosa de aspectos do próprio curso 17 .…”

Serviços de apoio à saúde mental do estudante de Medicina: uma revisão sistemática

“…A maioria dos serviços dispõe de horários de funcionamento preestabelecidos, e a procura por atendimento acontece por demanda espontânea, sem a necessidade de agendamento prévio. Apenas no Epsico da UEA 16 e no Núcleo de Apoio ao Estudante da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Napem/UFMG) 27 , o atendimento ocorre, respectivamente, com agendamento por mensagens de texto ou pelo preenchimento de uma ficha de inscrição, na qual o estudante informa previamente o motivo da consulta.…”

“…Em três dos estudos incluídos, não há informações sobre os profissionais que compõem o serviço assistencial 21,26,27 .…”

Mental health support services for medical students: a systematic review

“…Most services have pre-established hours of operation, and the demand for care is due to spontaneous demand, without the need for prior scheduling. Only at the Epsico of UEA 16 and at the Student Support Center of Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Napem/ UFMG) 27 -the service takes place, respectively, after scheduling by text messages or by filling out an enrollment form, in which the student previously informs the reason for the consultation.…”

“…In three of the included studies, there is no information about the professionals who constitute the assistance service 21,26,27 .…”