Training in Suicide Prevention for Health Professionals in Pernambuco
Introduction:Introduction: Nowadays, mental health work is understood through team work and aimed at the collective with the perspective of articulating and adding knowledge. In this sense, the broadening of the professionals perspective and training is essential to enhance care, especially in the issues of coping with self-inflicted violence, especially the suicidal behavior responsible for the death of approximately 800,000 people per year. Objectives: to report the experience of training in the subject of suicide prevention for health professionals in the state of Pernambuco. Methodology: The proposal was developed in September 2017 in the training format, offered by a group of researchers from the Federal University of Pernambuco. The target audience was the professionals who work at the various levels of mental healthcare in the State of Pernambuco. The training was structured in three thematic axes: 1- Basic concepts; 2- Risk factors and profiles; 3- Management and prevention. Results and Discussion: The vast majority of professionals approved the proposal, in its 90,3% format, thematic 95,0% and content 97,0%. In total 99,0% considered the action to be important for their professional training and ensures afety regarding retention and apprehension of the subject, and can contribute more effectively to the issue of suicidal behavior. It can be considered that the experience contributed significantly to teaching and scientific research through the articulation of university researchers and professionals in mental healthcare, being considered as an action of permanent education and training, indispensable tools in the content of public health. Conclusion: It is considered that the action was successful in order to enable the comprehension and broadened view of the professionals of the multi professional team to promote the integral care of the subject who suffers, enabling the listening and support even the engagement in a specialized network.
The Association of Psychosocial Factors With Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents
Introduction: In spite of prevention efforts, the suicide act still presents as unexpected, usually associated with several risk factors, and very common in young populations. Objectives: To analyze the association of psychosocial factors with suicidal behavior in adolescents. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study developed between April and June 2017 with 84 students from the metropolitan area of Recife in Pernambuco. Adolescents aged 15 to 19 years were included. For data collection, three validated instruments were used. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee under protocol # 548,848. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results and Discussion: The presence of suicidal ideas predominated in female (73%), ranging from 12 to 15 years (53.65). Cases of suicide attempt and presence of ideation were identified in 26.1% of respondents. There was a significant association between the psychosocial aspects studied and suicidal ideation, with emphasis on economic class (p = 0.017) and symptoms of common mental disorders (p = 0.001). Conclusion: The results of the study still reveal the fragility of this age group for the occurrence of events related to suicide ideals and point to the need for planning preventive actions in this segment.
Psychological Intervention: Psicoeducative Group With Patient Ostomized With Cancer
Introduction: Cancer are more than 100 diseases that have in common the disordered growth of cells, with varied causes. In Brazil in 2016, in relation to colorectal cancer, an estimated 34,280 new cases were reported, of which 16,660 were male, and 17,620 were female. In the Northeast the estimate is 1,940 cases of cancer for men, whereas the women is 2,530 cases. Colorectal cancer comprises tumors that affect a segment of the large intestine (the colon) and the rectum. There are several causes for intestinal ostomy. Malignant neoplasms (particularly colorectal and bladder), inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease and non-specific ulcerative colitis), external traumas or causes (traffic accidents, impalement, white or firearm injury, anal incontinence and infections acute myocardial infarction, acute diverticulitis, familial adenomatous polyposis, megacolon, traumatic colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer, incontinence, as may be employed in derivation of intestinal transit due to pressure wounds. Objective: To reflect on a psychoeducational work in a group with ostomized patients by cancer, allowing to welcome and promote a humanized psychological assistance, as well as to use educational strategy aimed at awareness and psychosocial care, in the prevention and promotion of health. Method: Integrative review study through bibliographic research, published and indexed in primary databases SCIELO, PEPSIC, article analysis, books on the subject; and elaboration of psychological group intervention for ostomy patients. Discussion: Psychoeducation is a set of systematic, structured and didactic practices that combine information on the disease and treatment with emotional support, aiming to provide the patient, his family and his companion to understand and deal with the consequences of the illness. Conclusion: Through the group and educational strategy, the psychologist can make possible the awareness of psychosocial care, prevention, health promotion and psychoeducation as a facilitating resource between patient and health team.
Challenge in the Psychologist Performance in Relation to Renal Patient on Hemodialysis: Experience Report
Introduction: The chronic kidney failure is considered a public health problem, since it has high morbidity and mortality rates. This shortcoming is the result of the impairment of renal function, which can lead to the substitutive therapies to the kidneys. Among them, it is noteworthy that the hemodialysis patient demands adjustments to physical, social, psychological, and points to possibilities of contribution of the psychologist in this scenario, and offering psychological support to minimize suffering, fears and fantasies, favoring the positive adaptation and well-being of the patients. Objective: to reflect on the challenges in the actions of the psychologist in the context of chronic renal disease in hemodialysis, from report of the internship experience in service of renal substitutive therapy. Methodology: an experience report. Results and Discussion: the curricular internship has experience in the sector of dialysis, lets you know the characterization of chronic kidney disease and its possible repercussions on the life of the biopsychosocial subject, which are quite specific, requiring psychology trainee personalize care for patients in hemodialysis. That happens because the experience of each patient is unique and it is to be attentive to this subject that falls ill and not the disease of the subject itself. Therefore, the practice of psychology in this reality behind various challenges to professionals, some of them are: need to individualize the care, respect the biopsychosocial difficulties, help the subject in the understanding of yourself, establish a therapeutic alliance, stimulate the patient’s capacity to adapt and contribute to the rescue of the meaning of life. Conclusion: Is highlighted the contribution of psychology in the context of chronic renal disease. Is observed that the psychological care in this clinical condition enables the psychic reorganization, understanding of the diagnosis, the greater adherence to treatment, stimulating the emergence of coping strategies, encourage the autonomy and…
Hospital Psychologist: Facilitator in the Use of Educational Tool for Caregivers of Children With Rheumatic Fever
Introduction: In the world, it is estimated that, approximately 500,000 new cases of heumatic fever occur per year. In Latin America 21,000 cases of acute rheumatic fever. In Brazil 18,000 new cases of rheumatic fever / year, approximately 50% with significant cardiac lesions, representing the main cause of acquired heart disease Streptococcus by the airways. It is manifested about 7 to 15 days after an infectious episode of pharyngitis (inflammatory and infectious disease involving the pharynx) with fever, reaching generally children from 5 to 15 years old who present changes in the immune system by genetic inheritance. It is a chronic disease and the main cause of acquired childhood heart disease. Objective: To analyze the role of the psychologist as facilitator of the process of awareness of care, prevention and health propagation through an educational tool for caregivers of children about rheumatic fever. Method: Integrative review study carried out through bibliographic research, published and indexed in databases, SCIELO, PEPSIC and research in guidelines composed by members of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics and Brazilian Society of Rheumatology. Discussion: Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic disease, with high direct and indirect costs, and may cause great social impact on the individual’s life in a growth and development phase, causing losses in school life and insertion in the labor market. Through the informative tool and action of the Hospital Psychologist, it will facilitate clarification of repeated hospitalizations, complex cardiovascular and cardiovascular surgery interventions difficult to manage. Conclusion: Through an educational proposal, the psychologist can perform a psychoeducational work in addition to making a clinical hospital, which enables the understanding, clarification of caregivers and health professionals about the pathology.
