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Sociodemographic Profile of Psychiatric Inpatients at a Center of Mental Health Care in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

D. Soria ,
T.V.C. Vernaglia ,
N.R. Santiago ,
E.C.F. Ramos ,
D.R.D. Leitão  and
P.S. Marcellini
D. Soria
Affiliation:
Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Nursing Medical Surgical, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
T.V.C. Vernaglia
Affiliation:
Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Nursing Medical Surgical, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
N.R. Santiago
Affiliation:
Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Nursing Medical Surgical, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
E.C.F. Ramos
Affiliation:
Nise da Silveira Municipal Institute, Crises Attention Unit's, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D.R.D. Leitão
Affiliation:
Nise da Silveira Municipal Institute, Crises Attention Unit's, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
P.S. Marcellini
Affiliation:
Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro, Biochemistry Department, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

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Background

The most prevalent disorders between the chronic diseases are the mental health disorders. Almost 650 million of people in the world suffer of some mental health disorders, which cause serious impact on individual abilities, family relationship and social rehabilitation.

Aims

We describe and study the sociodemographic characteristics and the diagnosis of a sample of male and female psychiatric inpatients undergoing treatment in a mental health care center in Brazil.

Methods

It is a descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out with 517 psychiatric inpatients from a Brazilian health institution – IMAS Nise da Silveira. Data was collected from January to December 2014 and occurred through consultation of the patients’ hospital notes. Univariate analysis was used for the data collection and analysis.

Results

Our sample was composed by 52.6% (n = 272) of men and 47.4% of women (n = 245); 50.5% were over 40 years old and have a long time of hospitalization. Overall, 64.6% had schizophrenia; 27.2% mood [affect] disorders; 3.7% mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use; 1.4% mental retartation; 0.4% personality disorders; 0.2% disorders of psychological development.

Conclusion

The profile could advance the mental health care and rehabilitation of these people. Although could improve public policies.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Mental health care
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S616
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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