Ana Maria Sertori Durão

Cotidiano de portadores de esquizofrenia após uso de clozapina e acompanhamento grupal

Este estudio describio el punto de vista de los portadores de esquizofrenia en su cotidiano despues del uso de clozapina y acompanamiento en grupo. La muestra fue constituida por 11 portadores de esquizofrenia que participaron del grupo de medicacion clozapina del Hospital das Clinicas de Ribeirao Preto/USP. Para la coleccion de datos se utilizo una entrevista orientada por guion, en abril de 2003. Las entrevistas fueron registradas y despues transcritas por entero. Los resultados indicaron la mejoria de los pacientes con respecto a los sintomas de la enfermedad, evidenciada por la disminucion del aislamiento social, recomienzo de actividades domesticas/trabajo, estudio y participacion en actividades de convivencia social. Tales resultados senalan la necesidad de una nueva manera de mirar el portador de trastorno mental y sus familiares en el sentido de buscar actitudes terapeuticas que actuen en la produccion de vida, en un nuevo sentido para la existencia, en las diferentes formas de convivencia y de sociabilidad.

Grupo de acompanhamento de portadores de Esquizofrenia em uso de Clozapina e de seus familiares: percepção dos participantes

This study described the views of Schizophrenic patients as well as those of their relatives concerning the group follow-up. The population consisted of 11 patients participating in the group and of 11 relatives who most often accompanied them to group meetings. Interviews, which were tape-recorded and fully transcribed, were used for data collection. The obtained results showed that the group consisted in a favorable space for talking and listening about the disease as well as to exchange experiences as it provided more security and self-esteem to the participants. In addition to improving the patients’ relationships and providing therapeutic help to their relatives. Such results showed the need for a new way to view mentally ill patients in order to search for more adequate therapeutic attitudes which can act on life production. Descriptors: Schizophrenia; Clozapine; Group psychotherapy; Psychiatric nursing.

Daily life of schizofrenia patients after the use of clozapine and group follow up

Este estudio describio el punto de vista de los portadores de esquizofrenia en su cotidiano despues del uso de clozapina y acompanamiento en grupo. La muestra fue constituida por 11 portadores de esquizofrenia que participaron del grupo de medicacion clozapina del Hospital das Clinicas de Ribeirao Preto/USP. Para la coleccion de datos se utilizo una entrevista orientada por guion, en abril de 2003. Las entrevistas fueron registradas y despues transcritas por entero. Los resultados indicaron la mejoria de los pacientes con respecto a los sintomas de la enfermedad, evidenciada por la disminucion del aislamiento social, recomienzo de actividades domesticas/trabajo, estudio y participacion en actividades de convivencia social. Tales resultados senalan la necesidad de una nueva manera de mirar el portador de trastorno mental y sus familiares en el sentido de buscar actitudes terapeuticas que actuen en la produccion de vida, en un nuevo sentido para la existencia, en las diferentes formas de convivencia y de sociabilidad.

P01-103 - Patients’ opinion on the smoking habit at a psychiatric hospitalization unit of a general hospital

Introduction Mental patients constitute a vulnerable group for the smoking habit, with higher prevalence and addiction levels than in the general population. Free time at psychiatric institutions can contribute for hospitalized patients to smoke. Difficulties to control smoking during hospitalization include non-integration of anti-smoking strategies into service routines, disbelief in addiction treatments and the view of smoking as an instrument that appeases and facilitates social interaction. Objective Get to know patients’ opinion on tobacco use during hospitalization and the smokers’ addiction level. Aims Get to know the circumstance of the smoking habit during psychiatric hospitalization. Method Exploratory-descriptive quantitative and qualitative study, carried out at the Psychiatric Ward at Ribeirao Preto Medical School Hospital of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A semistructured interview was applied to all subjects and the Fagerstrom questionnaire to the smokers. Results Out of 25 patients, 44% suffered from mood disorder and 28% from schizophrenia; 52% had been ill for ten years or more; 64% had been hospitalized between one and five times; 24% were smokers; 83.3% with a high addiction level. Most non-smokers agreed with a smoking prohibition in collective rooms, without privileges for mentally ill patients. The smokers were opposed to anti-smoking policies, but favorable to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) during hospitalization. Conclusion These findings can support future research and permit suggestions on studies to assess the NRT used at this or other services, as well as the possibility for patients to give up smoking.

El cotidiano de portadores de esquizofrenia después del uso de clozapina y acompañamiento del grupo

Este estudio describio el punto de vista de los portadores de esquizofrenia en su cotidiano despues del uso de clozapina y acompanamiento en grupo. La muestra fue constituida por 11 portadores de esquizofrenia que participaron del grupo de medicacion clozapina del Hospital das Clinicas de Ribeirao Preto/USP. Para la coleccion de datos se utilizo una entrevista orientada por guion, en abril de 2003. Las entrevistas fueron registradas y despues transcritas por entero. Los resultados indicaron la mejoria de los pacientes con respecto a los sintomas de la enfermedad, evidenciada por la disminucion del aislamiento social, recomienzo de actividades domesticas/trabajo, estudio y participacion en actividades de convivencia social. Tales resultados senalan la necesidad de una nueva manera de mirar el portador de trastorno mental y sus familiares en el sentido de buscar actitudes terapeuticas que actuen en la produccion de vida, en un nuevo sentido para la existencia, en las diferentes formas de convivencia y de sociabilidad.

Follow-up group for Schizophrenic patients using Clozapine and their relatives: the participants' perception

This study described the views of Schizophrenic patients as well as those of their relatives concerning the group follow-up. The population consisted of 11 patients participating in the group and of 11 relatives who most often accompanied them to group meetings. Interviews, which were tape-recorded and fully transcribed, were used for data collection. The obtained results showed that the group consisted in a favorable space for talking and listening about the disease as well as to exchange experiences as it provided more security and self-esteem to the participants. In addition to improving the patients’ relationships and providing therapeutic help to their relatives. Such results showed the need for a new way to view mentally ill patients in order to search for more adequate therapeutic attitudes which can act on life production. Descriptors: Schizophrenia; Clozapine; Group psychotherapy; Psychiatric nursing.

Grupo de seguimiento de portadores de Esquizofrenía con uso de Clozapina y de sús familiares: percepción de los participantes

This study described the views of Schizophrenic patients as well as those of their relatives concerning the group follow-up. The population consisted of 11 patients participating in the group and of 11 relatives who most often accompanied them to group meetings. Interviews, which were tape-recorded and fully transcribed, were used for data collection. The obtained results showed that the group consisted in a favorable space for talking and listening about the disease as well as to exchange experiences as it provided more security and self-esteem to the participants. In addition to improving the patients’ relationships and providing therapeutic help to their relatives. Such results showed the need for a new way to view mentally ill patients in order to search for more adequate therapeutic attitudes which can act on life production. Descriptors: Schizophrenia; Clozapine; Group psychotherapy; Psychiatric nursing.