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OBJECTIVES: Fragmentation of continuity of care impacts the health system's efficiency and increases inequity. It severely affects high-risk patients with multimorbidity, requiring coordinated care to avoid preventable complications. The Centro de Innovación en Salud ANCORA UC, together with the Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Sur Oriente, and the National Health Fund, implemented a transitional care strategy for high-risk adults with multimorbidity at 3 hospitals in the southeast of Santiago. The study aimed to evaluate the impact on length of hospital stay, consultations with primary care physicians and contacts after discharge, and also to describe the implementation process of the transition nurse activities. METHODS: A cohort study was performed between 2017 and 2019, with 137 hospitalizations from exposed patients and 167 hospitalizations from unexposed patients. The results of the study showed a significant decrease in the length of hospital stays and an increase in consultations with physicians. RESULTS: The results of the implementation process showed that the transition nurse followed-up in a mean of 24 hospitalizations monthly, and 91% of the discharged patients were contacted via the telephone within 7 days. The implementation process showed that the transition nurse's tasks merged with the daily clinical activities in which training on case management, transition care, and continuous support were key aspects of success. CONCLUSION: We conclude that transitional care intervention has a strong potential in addressing fragmentation of care and is feasible to install and sustain over time in the Chilean context. Finally, this study provides a detailed description of the intervention strategy contributing to its spread and scale-up.

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Introducción: El intento suicida es uno de los factores de riesgo suicida más relevantes, conocer variables asociadas y estrategias de seguimiento post-intento suicida contribuye a prevenir el suicidio. Objetivos: el objetivo de este trabajo fue describir características clínico-sociodemográfica de las personas que presentan intento de suicidio, y dar a conocer una estrategia de vigilancia clínicoepidemiológica que se activa posterior al intento suicida. Método: Se utilizó un diseño transversal, participaron 170 personas de 15 y más años ingresados a la Unidad para Personas con Intento suicida entre los años 2015 al 2018 en la Región De Los Ríos, Chile. Se evaluaron estadísticamente datos de carácter sociodemográfico y clínicos, previos y posterior al intento suicida. Resultado: Los resultados sociodemográficos muestran predominancia de intentos de mujeres, con una muestra que tiene su lugar de residencia principalmente en sectores urbanos. Además, se observó que la pertenencia religiosa católica o evangélica, podría asociarse a mayor riesgo de reintento suicida (p=0,014). Conclusiones: Los factores clínicos muestran que presentar intentos suicidas previos, depresión en curso al momento del intento suicida y los conflictos de pareja son factores relevantes a considerar. La frecuencia de suicidio y los reintentos suicida en vigilancia fue baja, por lo que fortalecer la continuidad de cuidados podría tener un rol preventivo en el fenómeno suicida.

Introduction: Suicidal attempt is one of the most relevant suicide risk factors, knowing associated variables and post-suicide attempt follow-up strategies contributes to preventing suicide. Objective: the objective of this work was to describe the clinical-sociodemographic characteristics of people who present a suicide attempt, and to present a strategy of clinical-epidemiological surveillance that is activated after the suicide attempt. Methods: A cross-sectional design was carried out, involving 170 subjects aged 15 and over admitted to the Unit for People with a suicide attempt between 2015 and 2018 in the Los Ríos region, Chile. Sociodemographic and clinical data, before and after the suicide attempt, were statistically evaluated. Results: The sociodemographic results show a predominance of attempts by women, with a sample that has its place of residence mainly in urban areas. In addition, it was observed that Catholic or evangelical religious affiliation could be associated with a higher risk of suicidal retry (p = 0.014). Conclusions: The clinical factors show that having previous suicide attempts, ongoing depression at the time of the suicide attempt, and partner conflicts are relevant factors to consider. The frequency of suicide and suicide retries in surveillance was low, so strengthening the continuity of care could play a preventive role in the suicide phenomenon.

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A longitudinalidade do cuidado possibilita a criação de uma conexão de confiança entre usuários e profissionais, o que facilita a comunicação efetiva e uma compreensão mais completa das necessidades e do histórico de saúde de cada pessoa. Este estudo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a importância da longitudinalidade na APS, discutindo seus benefícios, desafios e perspectivas. Trata-se de um estudo reflexivo, realizado entre março e maio de 2023, fundamentado na formulação discursiva da importância da longitudinalidade na APS que visou explorar as tendências, desafios e perspectivas associados a esse aspecto crucial do cuidado ao longo do tempo. O texto está apresentado em três partes de acordo com os pontos de reflexão. Uma revisão da literatura foi realizada para reunir evidências e análises relacionadas à longitudinalidade na APS, abordando seus benefícios, obstáculos e possíveis soluções. Os resultados apontam para a longitudinalidade, como aspecto crucial da APS na promoção da saúde e prevenção de doenças ao longo do tempo. Estes destacam a necessidade de fortalecer a longitudinalidade na APS, considerando o impacto positivo que isso pode ter na saúde da população uma vez que essa relação fortalece a qualidade do cuidado, a adesão ao tratamento e a satisfação do usuário.

Longitudinal care enables the creation of a trusting connection between users and professionals, which facilitates effective communication and a more complete understanding of each person's needs and health history. This study aims to reflect on the importance of longitudinality in PHC, discussing its benefits, challenges and perspectives. This is a reflective study, carried out between March and May 2023, based on the discursive formulation of the importance of longitudinality in PHC, which aimed to explore the trends, challenges and perspectives associated with this crucial aspect of care over time. The text is presented in three parts according to the points of reflection. A literature review was carried out to gather evidence and analyzes related to longitudinality in PHC, addressing its benefits, obstacles and possible solutions. The results point to longitudinality, as a crucial aspect of PHC in health promotion and disease prevention over time. These highlight the need to strengthen longitudinality in PHC, considering the positive impact that this can have on the population's health, since this relationship strengthens the quality of care, adherence to treatment and user satisfaction.

La atención longitudinal permite crear una conexión de confianza entre usuarios y profesionales, lo que facilita una comunicación eficaz y una comprensión más completa de las necesidades y el historial de salud de cada persona. Este estudio tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre la importancia de la longitudinalidad en la APS, discutiendo sus beneficios, desafíos y perspectivas. Se trata de un estudio reflexivo, realizado entre marzo y mayo de 2023, a partir de la formulación discursiva de la importancia de la longitudinalidad en la APS, que tuvo como objetivo explorar las tendencias, desafíos y perspectivas asociadas a este aspecto crucial del cuidado a lo largo del tiempo. El texto se presenta en tres partes según los puntos de reflexión. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura para recopilar evidencias y análisis relacionados con la longitudinalidad en la APS, abordando sus beneficios, obstáculos y posibles soluciones. Los resultados apuntan a la longitudinalidad, como un aspecto crucial de la APS en la promoción de la salud y la prevención de enfermedades a lo largo del tiempo. Estos resaltan la necesidad de fortalecer la longitudinalidad en la APS, considerando el impacto positivo que esta puede tener en la salud de la población, ya que esa relación fortalece la calidad de la atención, la adherencia al tratamiento y la satisfacción del usuario.

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Despite relational continuity (RC) with the doctor being key to care quality for chronic patients, particularly in fragmented healthcare systems, like many in Latin America (LA), little is known about RC and its attributes, particularly regarding specialists. Aim: We aim to analyse chronic patients' perceptions of RC with primary (PC) and secondary (SC) care doctors, and record changes between 2015 and 2017 in the public healthcare networks of six LA countries. An analysis of two cross-sectional studies applying the CCAENA questionnaire to chronic patients (N = 4881) was conducted in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay. The dependent variables of RC with PC and SC doctors were: consistency, trust, effective communication, and synthetic indexes based on RC attributes. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were performed. Although the RC index was high in 2015, especially in PC in all countries, and at both levels in Argentina and Uruguay, low perceived consistency of PC and SC doctors in Colombia and Chile and of SC doctors in Mexico revealed important areas for improvement. In 2017 the RC index of SC doctors increased in Chile and Mexico, while SC doctors' consistency in Colombia decreased. This study reveals important gaps in achieving RC with doctors, particularly in SC, which requires further structural and organisational reforms.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, reductions in heart failure (HF) hospitalizations have been widely reported, and there is an urgent need to understand how HF care has been reorganized in countries with different infection levels, vaccination rates and healthcare services. The OPTIMIZE Heart Failure Care program has a global network of investigators in 42 countries, with first-hand experience of the impact of the pandemic on HF management in different care settings. The national coordinators were surveyed to assess: 1) the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for continuity of HF care, from both a hospital and patient perspective; 2) the organizational changes enacted to ensure continued HF care; and 3) lessons learned for the future of HF care. Contributions were obtained from 37 national coordinators in 29 countries. We summarize their input, highlighting the issues raised and using the example of three very different settings (Italy, Brazil, and Taiwan) to illustrate the similarities and differences across the OPTIMIZE program.

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OBJECTIVES: To understand the hospital-to-outpatient care transition and how the discharge process of stroke patients is managed; and to identify potential opportunities to improve these processes, while contrasting pre- and during COVID-19 experiences in Peru. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted between February and March 2021 consisting of in-depth interviews of patients with stroke, their caregivers and healthcare personnel regarding stroke care at a national tertiary referral center for stroke care in Lima, Peru. We explored the following phases of the patients' journeys: pre-hospitalization, emergency room, hospitalization, discharge process and post-discharge. For each phase, we explored experiences, feelings and expectations using thematic analysis. RESULTS: We conducted a total of 11 interviews with patients or caregivers and 7 with health care personnel and found disruption in the continuity of care for patients with stroke. Mainly, caregivers and patients referred to problems related to communication with healthcare personnel and an absence of training to provide post-discharge care at home. Potential solutions included increasing human resources and caregiver participation in care, implementation of electronic healthcare records, improving the referral system and reinforcing telemedicine services. CONCLUSION: The continuity of care of patients with stroke was negatively affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. In LMICs, the impact was likely greater due to the already weak and fragmented healthcare systems. The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to improve post-stroke care services, and address patients' experiences and feelings by developing solutions in a participatory manner.

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Although fragmentation in the provision of services is considered an obstacle to effective health care, there is scant evidence on the impact of interventions to improve care coordination between primary care and secondary care in terms of continuity of care-i.e. from the patient perspective-particularly in Latin America (LA). Within the framework of the Equity-LA II project, interventions to improve coordination across care levels were implemented in five Latin American countries (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay) through a participatory action research (PAR) process. This paper analyses the impact of these PAR interventions on the cross-level continuity of care of chronic patients in public healthcare networks. A quasi-experimental study was performed with measurements based on two surveys of a sample of patients with chronic conditions (392 per network; 800 per country). Both the baseline (2015) and evaluation (2017) surveys were conducted using the CCAENA questionnaire. In each country, two comparable public healthcare networks were selected, one intervention and one control. Outcomes were cross-level continuity of information and clinical management continuity. Descriptive analyses were conducted, and Poisson regression models with robust variance were fitted to estimate changes. With differences between countries, the results showed improvements in cross-level continuity of clinical information (transfer of clinical information) and clinical management continuity (care coherence). These results are consistent with those of previous studies on the effectiveness of the interventions implemented in each country in improving care coordination in Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Differences between countries are probably related to particular contextual factors and events that occurred during the implementation process. This supports the notion that certain context and process factors are needed to improve continuity of care. The results provide evidence that, although the interventions were designed to enhance care coordination and aimed at health professionals, patients report improvements in continuity of care.

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En Chile, el 70% de la población de 15 años y más vive con multimorbilidad, es decir, con la presencia de dos o más condiciones crónicas de forma simultánea. El abordaje clásico de la cronicidad por programas en atención primaria de salud, con foco en la enfermedad, se expresa en cuidados fragmentados, ineficaces y muy alejados de los principios de centralidad en la persona, integralidad y continuidad del cuidado impulsados desde el modelo de atención integral de salud familiar y comunitario (MAIS). La estrategia de cuidado integral centrado en las personas para la promoción, prevención y manejo de la cronicidad en contexto de multimorbilidad (ECICEP), se constituye en una respuesta a esta problemática.La multimorbilidad representa un desafío de gran envergadura en el rediseño desde una atención fragmentada hacia el cuidado integral centrado en la persona. Implica un proceso de gestión del cambio, en donde es necesario sensibilizar en la urgencia y sentido del cambio, estratificar a la población según riesgo, capacitar a los equipos de salud, reorganizar los procesos administrativos (agendamiento, registro clínico) y clínicos (ingreso y control integral, planes de cuidado consensuados, gestión del cuidado, seguimiento a distancia, automanejo), así como favorecer el liderazgo y acompañamiento del cambio y el trabajo colaborativo en red.Este proceso requiere voluntad política, con sentido de urgencia del cambio y gradualidad, para que su instalación sea eficiente y respetuosa. Por ello, se inicia el proceso con las personas de alta complejidad, que son quienes tienen más riesgo de hospitalizaciones evitables y otras complicaciones

In Chile, 70% of the population aged 15 years and over lives with multimorbidity, that is, with the presence of two or more chronic conditions simultaneously. The classic approach to chronicity by programs in primary health care, with a focus on the disease, is expressed in fragmented care, ineffective and far removed from the principles of person-centeredness, comprehensiveness and continuity of care promoted by the Comprehensive Family and Community Health Care Model (MAIS). The People-Centered Integrated Care Strategy for the Promotion, Prevention and Management of Chronicity in the Context of Multimorbidity (ECICEP) is a response to this problem. Chronic multimorbidity represents a major challenge in the redesign from fragmented care to comprehensive person-centered care. It implies a process of change management, in which it is necessary to raise awareness of the urgency and sense of change, stratify the population according to risk, train health teams, reorganize administrative (scheduling, clinical records) and clinical processes (admission and comprehensive control, consensual care plans, care management, remote follow-up, self-management), as well as promoting leadership and accompaniment of change, networking and intersectoral coordination. This process requires political will, with a sense of urgency of change and gradualness, so that its installation is efficient and respectful. For this reason, the process begins with highly complex patients, who are at the greatest risk of avoidable hospitalizations and other complications.

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The twin epidemics of HIV and incarceration impact Puerto Rico, which has limited resources to address the social and structural determinants of health in incarcerated populations. A Special Programs of National Significance grant supported a Puerto Rican community-based organization to implement the evidence-informed Transitional Care Coordination intervention among incarcerated persons living with HIV, targeting changes at the individual, organization, and systems levels. After implementation (November 2015-July 2018; n = 69), 93.1% of eligible clients were linked to community-based HIV care, 86.3% remained in care for 6 months, and 78.6% remained for 12 months. A greater proportion reported consistent HIV care, ART adherence, food security, and transportation to access care. Integrating HIV case management with housing and employment services, and developing buy-in and collaboration from partners across systems of care, including after a natural disaster, led to positive client outcomes. This intervention shows promise for adaptation to other HIV care and service delivery systems.

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RESUMEN Las personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 infectadas por SARS-CoV-2 tienen mayores riesgos de desarrollar COVID-19 con complicaciones y de morir como consecuencia de ella. La diabetes es una condición crónica en la que se requiere continuidad de cuidados que implican un contacto con los establecimientos de salud, pues deben tener acceso regular a medicamentos, exámenes y citas con personal de salud. Esta continuidad de cuidados se ha visto afectada en el Perú a raíz de la declaratoria del estado de emergencia nacional, producto de la pandemia por la COVID-19 pues muchos establecimientos de salud han suspendido las consultas externas. Este artículo describe algunas estrategias que han desarrollado los diferentes proveedores de salud peruanos en el marco de la pandemia para proveer continuidad del cuidado a las personas con diabetes y finalmente brinda recomendaciones para que reciban los cuidados que necesitan a través del fortalecimiento del primer nivel de atención, como el punto de contacto más cercano con las personas con diabetes.

ABSTRACT Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who then become infected with SARS-CoV-2, are at greater risk of developing complications from COVID-19, which may even lead to death. Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires continuous contact with healthcare facilities; therefore, this type of patients should have regular access to medicines, tests and appointments with healthcare personnel. In Peru, care and treatment continuity have been affected since the national state of emergency due to COVID-19 began; because many healthcare facilities suspended outpatient consultations. The strategies presented in this study were developed by different Peruvian health providers in the pandemic context to ensure care continuity for people with diabetes. This article provides recommendations to strengthen primary healthcare, because it is the first level of healthcare contact for patients with diabetes.

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BACKGROUND: Few empirical studies have been conducted on the continuity of rehabilitation services, despite the fact that it may affect clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, the perception of quality, and safety. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore experiences and perceptions of inpatients receiving physical rehabilitation in an acute care hospital and how these experiences may have led to perceived gaps in the continuity of rehabilitation care. METHOD: Using qualitative research methods, fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients who received physical rehabilitation during hospital stay in an acute care hospital in Murcia, Spain. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, analyzed, and grouped into predetermined and emergent codes. RESULTS: Patients described three main themes in continuity of care: informational, management, and relational continuity. Several factors were described as influencing the perceived gaps in these three types of continuity. Informational continuity was influenced by the transfer of information among care providers. Relational continuity was influenced by patient-therapist relations and consistency on the part of the provider. Management continuity was influenced by consistency of care between providers and the involvement of patients in their own care. CONCLUSION: The participants in this study identified several gaps in three types of continuity of care (informational, management, and relational). Inpatients often perceive their experiences of rehabilitation as being disconnected or incoherent over time.

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O objetivo geral deste estudo foi analisar o processo de desospitalização em um hospital público geral de Minas Gerais - MG na perspectiva de diretores,profissionais de saúde, usuário e sua família. Trata-se de estudo descritivo exploratório,utilizando a abordagem qualitativa, com orientação teórica metodológica da dialética. Os participantes: dois diretores, 10 enfermeiros, dois assistentes sociais, oito médicos e dois coordenadores da linha de cuidado vinculados à assistência na clínica médica em hospital público de ensino de médio porte em Belo Horizonte - BH. Os diretores foram entrevistados para verificar a política e as estratégias que o hospital utiliza para a desospitalização e como é a relação deste com a Rede de Atenção à Saúde (RAS). Os enfermeiros, assistentes sociais e médicos são responsáveis pelo processo dedesospitalização e foram entrevistados para identificar como se aplicam os mecanismos de desospitalização existentes no hospital. Também foram participantes 15 familiares de usuários em processo de desospitalização com a indicação para a continuidade do cuidado no Serviço de Atenção Domiciliar (SAD)em BH. Esses familiares foram entrevistados para identificar os atravessamentose potencialidades no processo de desospitalização. O trabalho de campo iniciou-se em 2015 na clínica médica do hospital, que recebe usuários provenientes da clínica cirúrgica, neurológica e pronto-socorro. Os dados foram coletados pelo pesquisador por meio de entrevista com auxílio de um roteiro semiestruturado, audiogravada, permitindo a identificação das interpretações emitidas sobre adesospitalização e a expectativa do cuidado no domicílio. No diário de campo foram registradas as observações após o trabalho de campo. A análise dos dados foi sustentada pela análise de conteúdo temática na perspectiva...

The aim of the present study was to analyse the process of de-hospitalization at apublic general hospital in the state of Minas Gerais from the perspective of managers, health professionals, service users and their families. This is a descriptive exploratory qualitative study using a dialectical methodology. Study participants were two directors, ten nurses, two social workers, eight doctors and two health care coordinators working at the clinical care unit of a public medium sized teaching hospital in the city of Belo Horizonte. Interviews to directors aimedat identifying the hospital’s policies and strategies for de-hospitalization and their relationship with the Health Care System (RAS). Nurses, social workers and doctors are responsible for the process and the interviews carried out with them aimed at recognising how existing de-hospitalization procedures were applied. Fifteen relatives of users in the process of being de-hospitalized and referred to take part in a continuity of care programme through the Home Care Service (SAD) also participated in the study. The objective of the interviews with this group was to assess both the obstacles to the process of de-hospital...

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For nearly 30 years, Programa Compañeros Inc (Compañeros) has worked in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to ensure that vulnerable populations can exercise their rights to receive HIV and substance abuse prevention and treatment services. Compañeros staff has worked to ameliorate the negative results that limit access to care to the most vulnerable individuals: those who are poor, homeless, sex workers, addicted, and others whose life context put them at greater risk for being infected with HIV. With support from the MAC AIDS Foundation, Compañeros has expanded its capacity to deliver services to persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and to HIV-vulnerable populations. This short communication describes findings from an internal evaluation conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the MAC AIDS-funded navigator-based program implemented at Compañeros.

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A criança egressa da unidade de terapia intensiva, que apresenta condição crônica de saúde, necessita de acompanhamento durante a infância e requer cuidados especiais que são realizados pela família em conjunto com a rede social. Pressupomos que o suporte familiar é aquele que assegura, em primeira instância, a integralidade e a continuidade do cuidado e não se conhece de forma sistematizada, como as práticas de cuidado se dão em relação à condição crônica e de que maneira a família se organiza para isso. Diante disso, este estudo teve como objetivo geral analisar a organização familiar para o cuidado à criança em condição crônica egressa da unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal. Os objetivos específicos consistem em verificar as implicações do cuidado à criança em condição crônica na dinâmica familiar e levantar os desafios determinados pela condição crônica aos cuidadores. O trabalho é de natureza qualitativa e foi orientado pela abordagem teórica da dialética. Os sujeitos do estudo foram famílias de 12 crianças egressas da UTIN do Hospital Sofia Feldman, com condição crônica de saúde e o cenário do estudo foi o domicílio dessas crianças. A coleta de dados foi dividida em três fases. A fase I, realizada a partir da análise documental dos prontuários de crianças egressas da UTIN, momento em que as crianças foram identificadas. A coleta de dados da fase II deu-se por meio da aplicação do QuICCC-R (Questionnaire for Identifying Children with Chronic Conditions - Revised) e a fase III, consistiu na construção do genograma e do ecomapa e de entrevista fundamentada no Modelo Teórico Family Management Style Framework-FMSF, com os familiares das crianças incluídas no estudo. O diário de campo foi utilizado como instrumento de registro da pesquisadora. A análise dos dados foi realizada conforme a técnica de Análise de Conteúdo proposta por Bardin (2008). A partir dos discursos, foram reveladas as seguintes categorias: (1) A chegada da criança...

The child coming from the neonatal intensive care unit, who has chronic health condition, requires accompaniment during infancy and needs special care that are held by the family in conjunction with the social network. We presuppose that family support is one which ensures, in the first instance, integrality and continuity of care and it is not known, in a systematic way, how care practices take place in relation to chronic condition and how the family organizes itself to this. Given this, the general objective of this work is to analyze the family organization to take care of the child in chronic condition who is coming from the neonatal intensive care unit. The specific objectives are to study the implications in the family dynamics because of taking care of a child in chronic condition and to point out challenges determined by chronic condition to caregivers. The study is qualitative and was guided by theoretical approach of dialectics. The study subjects were 12 families of children discharged from NICU of Sofia Feldman Hospital with a chronic health condition and the setting was the home of these children. Data collection was divided into three phases. Phase I, conducted from documentary analysis of medical records of children discharged from the NICU, when the children were identified. The data collection of phase II occurred through the application of QuICCC-R (Questionnaire for Identifying Children with Chronic Conditions - Revised) and phase III consisted of the construction of the genogram and eco-map and interview based on the Theoretical Model Management Family StyleFramework-FMSF with the families of the children included in the study. The field diary was used as an instrument to records of the researcher. Data analysis was performed according to the technique of Content Analysis proposed by Bardin (2008). From the speeches, were revealed the following categories: (1) The arrival of a child: pregnancy, birth and early care; (2) knowledge...

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A Reforma Psiquiátrica Brasileira propõe um modelo de atenção baseado na implantação de uma rede comunitária no qual os Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) detêm papel fundamental. Neste artigo são apresentados os resultados do estudo piloto que visou adaptar para o contexto brasileiro a "Critical Time Intervention" (CTI) e testar sua viabilidade com pessoas com transtornos do espetro esquizofrênico em tratamento nos CAPS do município do Rio de Janeiro. O desenho da pesquisa incluiu três fases inter-relacionadas. A primeira consistiu em trabalho de campo qualitativo e quantitativo. Esta fase incluiu o mapeamento das características sociodemográficas, clínicas e de utilização de serviços dos usuários dos CAPS, bem como conhecer as necessidades concretas dos participantes do estudo. A segunda fase consistiu na tradução do manual clinico da CTI para incluir as adaptações feitas para o seu uso no Brasil, oriundas dos dados coletados na primeira fase, bem como o treinamento de profissionais de nível médio para atuarem como agenciadores da CTI. A terceira fase consistiu na implementação da intervenção adaptada em um grupo de pacientes com transtornos do espectro esquizofrênicos matriculados nos CAPS, mas com dificuldade de se inserir no tratamento.

Brazilian Psychiatric Reform proposes a mental healthcare model based on the implementation of a community-based service network, in which Psychosocial Service Centers (CAPS) play a fundamental role. The report presents the results of a pilot study which aimed to adapt Critical Time Intervention to the Brazilian context, and to test its feasibility to provide it to persons with schizophrenic spectrum disorders who are enrolled in CAPS of Rio de Janeiro. Methods: The research design included three inter-related phases. Phase one consisted in carrying out qualitative and quantitative field work. This phase included mapping out the socio-demographic, clinical and service utilization data of CAPS users, as well as assessing the mental health needs of participants in the study. The second phase consisted in translation of the CTI clinical manual to include the adaptations made for use in Brazil, which were based on data collected in the first phase, as well as training individuals with moderate education as CTI intervention workers. The third phase consisted of pilot implementation of the adapted intervention among a group of individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders enrolled in CAPS, but with difficulties in being included in treatment.

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A longitudinalidade, que trata do acompanhamento do paciente ao longo do tempo por profissionais da equipe de atenção primária em saúde (APS), é considerada característica central deste nível assistencial. O atendimento a este atributo está relacionado com resultados positivos, o que justifica sua utilização para fins de avaliação da APS. Por outro lado, o termo não é usual entre os autores brasileiros, e na literatura internacional o termo continuidade do cuidado é utilizado com sentido semelhante. O presente estudo consiste em revisão conceitual sobre a longitudinalidade/continuidade do cuidado, bem como a identificação de suas dimensões, de forma a favorecer a avaliação do atendimento ao referido atributo. Como resultado, destaca-se a semelhança entre os termos, embora as dimensões identificadas para o atributo não sejam totalmente coincidentes. A revisão permitiu a adoção de três dimensões em acordo com o contexto do sistema de saúde público brasileiro: identificação da unidade básica como fonte regular de cuidado, vínculo terapêutico duradouro e continuidade informacional. A proposta de variáveis para a avaliação da APS aqui apresentada vai ao encontro dessas dimensões.

Longitudinality, which is concerned with Primary Health Care (APS) professionals accompanying patients over time, is considered a central feature of this level of health care. The fulfilment of this attribute is related to positive health results, which justify its use for assessing Primary Health Care. On the other hand, the term is not commonly used by Brazilian authors, and in international literature the term "continuity of care" is used with a similar meaning. Therefore, this study is composed of a conceptual revision of longitudinality/continuity of care, as well as the identification of its dimensions so as to enable the actual performance of this attribute to be assessed. As a result, the similarity between the two terms is highlighted, although the identified dimensions of each attribute do not entirely coincide. The revision allowed three dimensions to be adopted in accordance with the context of the Brazilian public health care system: identification of the basic unit as a regular source of care, a long-lasting treatment bond and continuous information. The proposal of an APS evaluation variables presented herein is line with these dimensions.

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Se revisa el papel de la hospitalización parcial dentro del marco de la continuidad asistencial de los servicios de salud mental. A partir del análisis de cuatro casos ejemplificadores de las diversas opciones terapéuticas de estos programas, se cuestionan algunos mitos en relación con esta modalidad y se subrayan las evidencias establecidas con respecto a ésta. Asimismo, se identifican sus principales funciones y los aspectos fundamentales e idiosincráticos que caracterizan a este tipo de recursos.

This paper reviews partial hospitalization in the context of the continuum of care of mental health services. This is accomplished through the analysis of four case examples that illustrate different modalities offered by these programs. Myths about this treatment modality are discussed in light of available evidence. The principal functions, in addition to the fundamental and unique features characteristic of partial hospitalization are identified and discussed.