Objetivo: Descrever os fatores sociodemográficos e ocupacionais e avaliar a prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns em trabalhadores das Estratégias de Saúde da Família (ESF) em Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. Métodos: Estudo com abordagem epidemiológica, de corte transversal e quantitativo, realizado no período de junho a agosto de 2013. Foram avaliados 83 trabalhadores, entre médicos, enfermeiros, técnicos/auxiliares de enfermagem e agentes comunitários de saúde, atuantes nas 11 unidades de saúde da família do município. O instrumento de pesquisa constituiu-se em um questionário autoaplicável, englobando aspectos sociodemográficos, ocupacionais e questões pertencentes ao Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Resultados: A idade média dos participantes foi de 37,1±8,9 anos, sendo a maioria agentes comunitários de saúde, do sexo feminino, casadas, com filhos, renda per capita de até 2 salários mínimos e ensino médio completo. A prevalência geral de transtorno mental comum foi de 19,7%, estando presente em todas as categorias profissionais, e mais frequente entre os enfermeiros (25%), porém sem diferenças estatísticas. Conclusão: O presente estudo, além de caracterizar a população de trabalhadores das ESF de Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, em seus aspectos sociodemográficos e ocupacionais, identificou que o sofrimento psíquico está presente, embora em graus variados, em todas as categorias profissionais avaliadas. Frente a esses achados relevantes, sugerem-se providências que visem à prevenção e promoção da saúde mental desses profissionais

Objective: To identify the prevalence of depression in the elderly attended by the Family Health Strategy (FHS), and to identify the associated factors as well. Methods: transversal study with 151 elderly who live in the area registered in the FHS in Passo Fundo, RS. Data were collected through a structural questionnaire and Geriatric Depression Scale GDS-15. Results: 33.1% are male, aging predominantly from 60 to 69 years old, average schooling level 4.14 years of study (DP: 2.63), 8.2% are illiterate or semi-illiterate, 21.9% declared some depressive episode and 2.6% declared other psychiatric illness. There was association between depression and health perception, family lost, asthma, fracture occurrence, cardiac insufficiency, and arthritis (p < 0.01). Conclusions: the results showed that the prevalence of depression in the elderly in the studied FHS was of 21.2%, from which 17.9% were diagnosed with mild to moderate depression, and 3.3% with severe depression, who are in need of integral and multidisciplinary interventions aiming at the reduction of the associated factors and at the qualification of their lives.

Exceto onde especificado diferentemente, a matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. Background and Objectives:Occupational stress can be related to the emergence of physical and mental illnesses. The objective is to evaluate the association between the psychosocial aspects of work, according to the Demand-Control Model, and the occurrence of mental disorders among workers of the Family Health Strategies in Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. Methods: This was a cross-sectional and quantitative study carried out with an epidemiological approach. The study target population consisted of 89 professionals, including doctors, nurses, nursing technicians/assistants (NT) and community health workers, who comprised 11 Family Health Strategy teams in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul. We used a questionnaire containing sociodemographic, occupational, and other questions from the Job Stress Scale and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Results: It was found that 30.1% of the professionals showed high levels of demand and low job control, resulting in high exposure to the development of occupational stress. The prevalence of common mental disorders in professionals submitted to high strain jobs was 38%. Conclusions: Considering these results are of concern, it is necessary to take attitudes aimed at preventing or reducing work-related stress and illnesses at work.

Exceto onde especificado diferentemente, a matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. A prevalência de tuberculose, no total de ESF analisadas, foi de 0,51/1000 pessoas cadastradas. Conclusão: A taxa elevada de casos de TB no município pode estar relacionada a um aumento na qualidade da busca ativa dos pacientes, levando a um número elevado de notificações pelas ESF. Essa taxa elevada de notificações é relevante, uma vez que atenta para a importância das ESF na elaboração e adoção de medidas preventivas.Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB), a communicable-infectious disease, is a major public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, integrating the National List of Compulsory Notification Diseases. Due to the high incidence observed, the city of Santa Cruz do Sul is one of the priority municipalities for disease notification control in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In this context, the Family Health Strategies (FHS) are important contributors to the notification process, as they are being increasingly used as points of access into the health system and disease control units. This study aims to establish the prevalence of notification of TB cases in FHS units in Santa Cruz do Sul. Methods: The present was an observational, cross-sectional study. Data from families registered in 11 FHS units in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, related to the year 2013, were used. Results: The total number of reported cases was 17, all of which were aged 15 years or older. The files did not specify the gender of the reported individuals. The prevalence of tuberculosis in the total FHS units analyzed was 0.51/1,000 registered individuals. Conclusion: The high rate of TB cases in the municipality may be related to an increase in the quality of active search of patients, leading to a higher number of notifications by the FHS units. This high rate of notifications is relevant, as it discloses the importance of the FHS in the creation and adoption of preventive measures. RESUMO ABSTRACT ARTIGO ORIGINALPrevalência de notificação dos casos de tuberculose nas estratégias de saúde da família no município de Santa Cruz do Sul, RS