Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: This study presents the use of therapeutic indicators at the “Raineri Baiochi” Psychosocial Care Center of the Municipal Health Department of Itapira, State of São Paulo, for the treatment of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs. Material and methods: A list of 30 criteria was used, with an emphasis on the biopsychosocial rehabilitation of the user, grouped into four indicators: Stable, Relatively Stable, Unstable, and No Information. The applications of the criteria to determine a therapeutic indicator were based on data from the clinical records of each user in treatment, and were carried out in the months of February, May, August, and November in the period 2019-2024. There was no access or exposure to the users' personal data; only data on the evolution related to the criteria for choosing one of the indicators were searched in the medical records. Results: The data were analyzed in absolute frequencies and relative frequencies. The results of each indicator were analyzed year by year and the sum of the Stable and Relatively Stable (desirable) indicators was compared with the Unstable indicator and the No Information indicator. The increase in user demand and the results of the indicators also made it possible to analyze the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in the homeless population as possible implications for the results. Conclusion: the use of therapeutic indicators has served as one of the guides for understanding psychosocial work, enabling both a cross-sectional and longitudinal view of the user in treatment and the work of the technical team.
Source: Scientia Generalis
DOI: 10.22289/sg.v6n1a2
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408181513