Estado nutricional de portadores de transtornos mentais internados em residências terapêuticas

Abstract

No Brasil, um rápido envelhecimento populacional é observado. Algumas populações possuem características diferentes da população em geral, como taxa de mortalidade, estado nutricional e uso de medicamentos, que é o caso de indivíduos com transtornos mentais. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever o estado nutricional de indivíduos em tratamento em Residenciais Terapêuticos (RT). Tratase de um estudo transversal com indivíduos com transtornos mentais em tratamento em RT no município de Passo Fundo/RS. Foram entrevistados 68 usuários-moradores e destes, 39,6% (n=17) apresentaram excesso de peso e 30,2% (n=13) obesidade. O uso excessivo de medicamentos surge como um fator determinante para o estado nutricional alterado, visto que todos os indivíduos usam pelo menos um medicamento contínuo e sugerem ter relação com o aumento de peso.

Nutritional profile and its association with perception of body image and use of psychotropic drugs in people with mental disorders: a cross-sectional study

“…As for the nutritional profile of the patients, 32.5% were eutrophic and 67.5% were overweight, corroborating the prevalence of studies about the Brazilian population in general and specific studies for patients with MD (Bocardi et al, 2015;Manfredi et al, 2019). This result demonstrates a high prevalence of overweight in this population, revealing this weight gain as a consequence of lifestyle, health and also possible side effects of the drugs used in this population (Bocardi et al, 2015).…”

“…Even with a higher frequency of hospitalized patients in the sample, hospitalization is distinguished from the institutionalization pattern; in the latter, the permanence profile is more closely linked to housing, whereas, the goal of hospitalization is to help patients to recover from an acute disease and return to social life (Manfredi et al, 2019). The majority of patients (55.8%) reported living with close relatives while 26.7%, with their spouses and/or children.…”

“…These results demonstrate an evident need to monitor the presence of comorbidities associated with the use of psychotropic medications in psychiatric patients, since they are used with high frequency and their complications generate consequences on their quality of life as well as their life expectancy. Therefore, it should be stressed that the clinical management of these secondary pathologies must be encouraged and closely monitored by the health workers responsible for their respective patients (Sord et al, 2015;Manfredi et al, 2019;Xavier et al, 2014).…”