CHARACTERIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

Authors

  • Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira
  • Juliana Ferreira Silva
  • Laura Campos Teles
  • Richardson Miranda Machado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i4.30365

Keywords:

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Hospitalization, Psychiatric nursing.

Abstract

This is a retrospective, exploratory study, undertaken in a psychiatric institution with the aim of characterizing
the patients affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by sex, age, provenance, duration of hospitalization, type of discharge,
type of hospitalization, and source of financing of hospitalization. The sample comprised 61 patients, the majority of whom
were female (47-77%), age range over 41 years old (41-67%), who came to hospital from the family home (31-50.8%) and length
of hospitalization of 30 days (33-54.1%). The most frequent type of discharge was medical (51-83.6%), and there were similar
prevalences for first hospitalizations (30-49.2%) and re-hospitalizations (31-50.8%); the main financer for hospitalization was
the Unified Health System (54-88.5%). Actions for the early diagnosis of this disorder must be developed so that the treatment
may be initiated promptly, so as to avoid the worsening of obsessions and compulsions.

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Published

2012-12-28

How to Cite

Oliveira, A. G., Silva, J. F., Teles, L. C., & Machado, R. M. (2012). CHARACTERIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 17(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i4.30365

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Research

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