2005
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.186.2.141
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Existential needs of people with psychotic disorders in Pôrto Alegre, Brazil

Abstract: BackgroundNeeds for care in service users with schizophrenia are often defined by professionals and focus on basic needs for health and social care rather than broader existential issues.AimsTo examine the perceptions of users and formal and informal carers of the needs of people with non-affective psychosis.MethodA qualitative study was conducted involving focus groups of service users and informal and formal carers in a major Brazilian city Results Existential needs were the most important theme for people w… Show more

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“…O relato de reação adversa da medicação foi referido por 31% dos pacientes. Variável também identificada em outros estudos como associada com prejuízo na QV 6,16,19 . Nesta investigação, a maioria dos pacientes (83,3%) era solteira.…”
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“…O relato de reação adversa da medicação foi referido por 31% dos pacientes. Variável também identificada em outros estudos como associada com prejuízo na QV 6,16,19 . Nesta investigação, a maioria dos pacientes (83,3%) era solteira.…”
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“…Estudos brasileiros mostram a significativa associação entre o estado conjugal e a QV dos pacientes. A necessidade de um companheiro(a) e constituição de família é apresentada como fator primordial para a QV, sob a ótica dos próprios pacientes 6,12,16 . Os dados referentes ao recebimento de visitas corroboram com os achados de Fleck et al 9,20 , em que 81,2% dos 584…”
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“…These questions mark the beginning of a journey that does not occur in a vacuum. Meaning-making processes are shaped through ongoing interactions with various social and institutional contexts (Larsen, 2004;Roe, 2001;Wagner and King, 2005), as well as by the person's personal past history (Roe and Davidson, 2005). …”
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confidence: 99%