CHARACTERIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS FROM A GENERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Marcio Roberto Paes UFPR
  • Mariluci Alves Maftum Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Jorge Vinícius Cestari Felix Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Maria de Fatima Mantovani Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i2.54874

Keywords:

Health Profile, Mental Health, Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, General Hospitals.

Abstract

Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients with mental disorders in a general hospital.
Method: a quantitative, cross-sectional study with 179 patients with diagnoses of mental disorders. The data were collected between 2012
and 2013 in hospitalization units of a general hospital by means of a structured instrument, analyzed by statistical-descriptive methods and
later presented as frequencies. Results: the women presented higher prevalence of mood disorders and the men of psychoactive substance
use disorders. The neurology unit had the highest percentage of cases (27.4%); 67% were receiving psychiatric treatment; 77.7% used continuous
psychotropic medication; 23.5% reported suicide attempts; 21.2% had psychiatric comorbidities; 25.3% were dependent on alcohol,
30.7% on tobacco and 17.3% on other drugs. Conclusion: the particularities presented by the participants will help in the recognition of signs
and symptoms of mental disorders and the planning of nursing care specific to this clientele in a general hospital.

Author Biographies

Marcio Roberto Paes, UFPR

Doutor em Enfermagem, Enfermeiro do Hospital de Clinicas UFPR, Professor do Departamento de Enfermagem da UFPR, Membro de Nucleo de Estudos, Pesquisa e Extensão em cuidado Humano em Enfermagem (NEPECHE)/UFPR.

Mariluci Alves Maftum, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da UFPR. Membro do Nepeche-UFPR

Jorge Vinícius Cestari Felix, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeiro, Doutor em Fisiologia Humana. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da UFPR.

Maria de Fatima Mantovani, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. docente do departamento de enfermagem da UFPR.

Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Doutora em Saúde Publica - Epidemiologia. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da UEM.

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Published

2018-05-23

How to Cite

Paes, M. R., Maftum, M. A., Felix, J. V. C., Mantovani, M. de F., & Mathias, T. A. de F. (2018). CHARACTERIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS FROM A GENERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i2.54874

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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