Characterizing mental healthcare service teams
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0124-00642010000500004Palabras clave:
Mental health service, nursing, health personnel, psychiatry, epidemiology (en)Mental health service, nursing, health personnel, psychiatry, epidemiology (es)
Descargas
Ribeirão Preto.
Method This was an exploratory study of 8 services (3 hospitals and 5 extra-hospital
facilities). Data was collected using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews
with professionals who worked for all these services.
Results 74 % of the professionals working for the eight services investigated took
part in the study. Doctors and nurses predominated in the hospitals and
multidisciplinary teams in extra-hospital facilities. Ages ranged from 24 to 68, females
predominating (73 %). 127 (88 %) of the 144 subjects in this study had
received specific education after graduating in their respective areas but only 48.5 %
had studied mental health. Doctors (42/44) and nurses (36/42) predominated in the
teams; 121 (83 %) earned over R$ 1,000 per month as their salary.
Discussion The teams mainly consisted of doctors and nurses, although it was
considered that other professionals were important in constituting such teams. One
of the main problems hampering reform in the psychiatric field is how services are
provided for the population. No country has been able to make the necessary reforms
for overcoming all the barriers. The service network studied met the minimum
prerequisites for providing psychiatric care for the community.
Cómo citar
APA
ACM
ACS
ABNT
Chicago
Harvard
IEEE
MLA
Turabian
Vancouver
Descargar cita
Licencia
Derechos de autor 2010 Revista de Salud Pública
Esta obra está bajo una licencia internacional Creative Commons Atribución 4.0.
Esta revista provee acceso libre inmediato a su contenido bajo el principio de que hacer disponible gratuitamente investigación al publico apoya a un mayor intercambio de conocimiento global.
Todos los contenidos de esta revista, excepto dónde está identificado, están publicados bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0.