Prevalence in the use of psychotropics and associated factors in primary health care

Author(s)

Borges, Tatiana Longo ^[1] ; Miasso, Adriana Inocenti ^[1] ; Giacchero Vedana, Kelly Graziani ^[1] ; Prado Telles Filho, Paulo Celso ^[2] ; Hegadoren, Kathleen Mary ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Enfermagem Ribeirao Preto, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Vales Jequitinhonha & Mucuri, Diamantina, MG - Brazil

^[3] Univ Alberta, Edmonton, AB - Canada

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem; v. 28, n. 4, p. 344-349, JUL-AUG 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 3

Abstract

Objective Investigating the prevalence in the use of psychotropics and associated factors in primary health care withsocio-demographic and pharmacotherapeutic factors, medical history, and Common Mental Disorders. Methods A cross-section study which includes 430 primary health care patients. The research instruments were Self-reporting Questionnaires and medical records. A chi-squared test was used in the univariate analysis, and a logistic regression was used in the multivariate analysis. Results The prevalence in the use of psychotropics was 25.8%. There was an association among the use of psychiatric drugs and common mental disorders, use of non-psychiatric drugs, number of medications prescribed,number of pills a day, clinical pathologies, age, and schooling. In the multivariate analysis, the predictors for the use of psychiatric drugs were: common mental disorders, clinical pathologies, and schooling. Conclusion The prevalence in the use of psychiatric drugs and the associated factors varied according to the univariate or the multivariate analyses. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/20435-1 - Factors related to the use of psychotropic drugs in primary health care
• Grantee: Adriana Inocenti Miasso
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants