Eglê Rejane Kohlrausch

Care of user with suicidal behavior: the view of Health Community Agents – a qualitative study

In view of growing rates, the suicidal behavior represents a complex problem worldwide. Health Community Agents (HCAs) are important components of the Family Health Strategy because they establish relations of exchange between the scientific and the popular knowledge. These workers can identify and prevent the suicidal behavior. The objective of this study is analyzing the HCAs´ conceptions about the attendance rendered to users with suicidal behavior in the health care basic units. It is a qualitative research and the data collection was performed by means of interviews. For the treatment of data, the technique of analysis of thematic content was utilized. Results indicate that HCAs are workers that identify mainly the suicidal behavior. The actions that are mostly performed by the HCAs with users with suicidal behavior are: communication of the fact to the staff, listening, welcoming, monitoring of medication use and home visits. The HCAs refer fear of approaching users with suicidal behavior because they are not qualified in the field of mental health. Evidences show the importance of bonds and the participation of the family in these situations. The results may serve as basis for proposals of actions aiming at the integrality of the care in the attendance to users with suicidal behavior.

Evaluation of intersectoral resources in the composition of care networks for crack users

Objective: To evaluate the intersectoral resources in the composition of care networks for crack users. Method: Evaluative, qualitative study based on the Fourth Generation Evaluation. The participants were 10 users, 11 family members, eight workers, and seven managers from a municipality in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre/Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected in 2014 through observation and semi-structured interviews. The analysis occurred by the constant comparative method. Results: Stakeholders have discussed how the Public Prosecutors Office and the Military Brigade are inserted in the network, since they carry out actions that often are not compatible with the psychosocial care proposal. The need for expansion and maintenance of liaisons with community resources was identified. Conclusion: It is noted the need for sector integration and participation of all social agents from different spheres in order to promote and evaluate the practices and policies of care for crack users.

Pre-hospital care to the individual with suicidal behavior: an integrative review

The purpose of this study is to identify the actions performed by nursing professionals during the pre-hospital care to the individual with suicidal behavior. Integrative review research, which used the Cooper Method. Data collection was performed in the following databases: LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE, SciELO and BIREME. 4765 articles were obtained, of which 190 met the inclusion criteria, 21 answered the guiding question, 18 were repeated, and three were used in this study. 32 taken nursing actions were found. Therefore, it is considered important that the nursing staff, managers and society focus on the suicidal behavior theme in order to improve the care and understanding of the death wish.