Brief interventions and tools for nursing care: descriptive and exploratory study

Abstract

Aim: to identify the need for brief intervention in a group of male users of a public health service. Method: This is a quantitative study of an exploratory and descriptive nature, whose subjects were recruited through a census. Results: It was found that 67% of the subjects had scores of occasional use, and one of the subjects presented scores indicating dependence. 31% had scores indicating abuse, suggesting, therefore, the possibility of a benefit of brief interventions. Discussion: The study subjects had low education levels and low incomes, two situations that can lead to social vulnerability. Of the subjects who presented scores indicating abusive use, some reported this pattern of consumption for two substances. Conclusion: From these results we highlight the relevance of the integration of brief interventions and evaluative tools related to substance dependence in nursing practice in different health services.

Screening and Brief Intervention for the use of alcohol and other drugs

“…In order to do so, it is important to highlight the importance of approaching screening, assessment and BI tools for problems related to alcohol and other drugs as a theme in health care curricula in order to equip future professionals with prevention and intervention tools related to the use of psychoactive substance risk (19) .…”

Profile of Consumption of Psychoactive Substances and Its Relationship to Sociodemographic Characteristics: A Contribution to a Brief Intervention in Primary Health Care, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

“…Epidemiologic data and data from other studies corroborate these findings. 2,4,11,16 It is possible to observe and possibly explain the higher risk of consumption by those men for these substances due to the social determinants and the context in which they are inserted, emphasizing social vulnerabilities, such as low educational level, low income, poverty, and even the proximity with violence, as pointed out in international reports. 17 On the other hand, a higher risk of consumption as observed in relation to the use of hypnotics for women, with a higher mean value among widowed individuals, corroborating the results found for men regarding the marital status and pointing out a higher risk of use of substances for single, separated, and widowed men, thus evidencing a higher protection for married men, that is, those who have a family.…”

“…In this sense, national 2,11,14,16 and international 20,[22][23] authors have pointed out the efficacy of this model of brief intervention performed by professionals working in primary health care. Therefore, the present study emphasizes the importance of the qualification of the health professionals that develop their activities in primary health care in the FHS in order to provide a better service to people with problems related to alcohol and other drugs welcomed at the health system gateway.…”

Autoestima e distress em indivíduos submetidos a cirurgias oncológicas: estudo correlacional

“…The criteria adopted for the selection of oncologic patients were those admitted from December 2014 to July 2015 for cancer surgery, and were postoperative for more than 24 hours and less than 72 hours. This included patients older than 18 years undergoing surgery for malignancy and with preserved cognitive capacity, verified by applying the Mini Mental State Examination, which is an important cognitive impairment screening tool for clinical use and research validated for the Brazilian population (11) . It excluded patients undergoing diagnostic and reconstructive oncological surgery and were sick, and who were forwarded to the intensive care unit.…”