Perfil dos usuários do serviço de recuperação para dependentes químicos de um hospital universitário

Abstract

This study is the result of the experience of residents of the Multidisciplinary Residency Program in Integrated Health Care System, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in the working process of the emphases of hospital and primary care. It has been made with the objective to recognize the profile of users admitted at the Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospital of Santa Maria University from October2009 to 2010 in order to understand the behavior of users and their networks of relationships, and to think about care. This is an exploratory document typequantitative analysis with 160 records. The results indicate that the prevalence of alcohol consumption (75.63%) for male subjects (94.4%), separated (37.5%) and or single (27.5%), unemployed (58.8%), with a time of increasedconsumption for 21 years (68%). It also emphasizes the social, occupational, and especially family members pointed out by users, as the cause for the onset and/or increased consumption. Regarding the historicity of family consumption, the percentage of subjects with history of consumption within the family (56.20%) is significantly higher compared to those who have no family history of consumption (10%). The results indicate the need for effective intervention activities featuring a network of mental health services coordinated among themselves and with the ability to establish partnershipswith other service sectors like education, employment and social advancement.