Resumo Este trabalho discute a relação entre hipertensão, diabetes, ansiedade, depressão e apoio social no contexto da atenção primária. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi detectar, na amostra pesquisada, a associação entre: adoecimento físico, adoecimento psíquico, rede de apoio e apoio social percebido. Este estudo é um corte transversal inserido numa pesquisa maior financiada pela Organização Panamericana da Saúde e realizada no município de Petrópolis (RJ) em 2002. A amostra foi constituída de 714 pacientes com idade entre 18 e 65 anos. Os resultados demonstraram associação entre variáveis da rede de apoio tanto com a presença de hipertensão ou diabetes, como de transtornos mentais comuns, porém com padrões distintos. Enquanto nos pacientes portadores de hipertensão e diabetes, as associações com o apoio percebido foram positivas, naqueles portadores de Transtorno Mental Comum elas foram negativas, associadas de forma invertida ao grau de adoecimento psíquico.
The social support network is a health protective factor involving physical, mental and psychological aspects, providing a better quality of life, favoring better adaptation to adverse conditions, promoting resilience and mobilizing resources for a more effective coping with negative life events that can lead to illness. We aimed to analyze the association between physical diseases, common mental disorders and the social support network of patients serviced at primary care facilities in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo through a cross-sectional study with 1,466 patients in the 18-65 years age group. We used the Social Network Index (SNI) to assess the support network through the categories of isolation and integration. The doctor/nurse completed the questionnaire to evaluate the physical disease diagnosis, while the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to detect mental disorders. We found that the pattern of social support was different depending on the presence of physical diseases or mental disorders. Negative associations were found between diabetes and isolation; integration and anxiety; integration and depression. Positive associations were identified between isolation and anxiety and isolation and depression.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.