Resumo: A Psicologia da Saúde é uma área em expansão no Brasil e no mundo, se revelando como um campo de muitas possibilidades de atuação para o psicólogo, sendo o trabalho no hospital uma delas. Conhecer o cenário atual no que se refere ao perfil do psicólogo hospitalar e as abordagens teórico-metodológicas utilizadas neste contexto pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento da área. O objetivo deste estudo é a realização de um levantamento do perfil profissional de psicólogos da saúde que exercem atividades em instituições hospitalares nacionais. Participaram da pesquisa 125 psicólogos da saúde que atuam em hospital geral e foi utilizado como instrumento o Questionário de Pesquisa Acadêmica e Profissional. Os resultados gerais mostram que a maioria se encontra na região sudeste (62,4%), possui cursos de pós-graduação na área da saúde (77,6%), trabalha em hospitais públicos (70,4%), costuma participar de congressos e eventos científicos (88%), atua no setor de internação (84%) e ambulatório (60%), enquanto as emergências parecem ainda "suspirar" pelo atendimento contínuo deste profissional (28%). Quanto à clientela atendida, grande parte dos profissionais tem como foco de atuação no hospital tanto os pacientes (92,8%), quanto a família (88%) e a equipe (64%). Diante desse perfil, conclui-se que a Psicologia Hospitalar parece se desenvolver de forma positiva no Brasil, observando-se que os profissionais estão buscando aprimoramento na área. Sabe-se, no entanto, que são necessários alguns avanços, principalmente no que tange à inserção deste profissional nas unidades de saúde do país. Palavras-chave: Medicina do Comportamento. Psicólogos. Educação em Saúde. Credenciamento.Abstract: Health psychology is a field that has been rapidly expanding in Brazil and throughout the world. It has proven to be an area with many possibilities for psychologists, and working in hospitals is just one of the many opportunities available. A clear understanding of the current profile of psychologists who work in hospitals as well as of the theoretical and methodological approaches used in this context can contribute to the development of the field. This study aimed to conduct a survey of the professional profile of health psychologists who work at Brazilian hospitals. One hundred and twenty-five health psychologists working in general hospitals participated in this research. The Academic and Professional Research Survey was used as an instrument to get a descriptive overview of the current health psychologists. Overall results indicate that the majority of the sample (62.4%) was from the southeast region of Brazil. Furthermore, most of the participants were graduates in the field related to health (77.6%), worked in public hospitals (70.4%), used to participate in conferences and scientific events (88%), and worked at inpatient care settings (84%) and at outpatient clinics (60%). Emergency rooms (28%) still seem to lack the continuous care from these specific professionals. Concerning the population that these participants assisted, the ...

In oncology, early and individualized nutritional intervention for each patient is essential to improve nutritional intake and status, to reduce morbidity during treatment, enhance tolerance to treatment and improve Quality of Life.For medical students to evaluate nutritional risk and status, analyse the prevalence of undernutrition in a population of patients with diverse types of tumours. We aimed to identify difficulties regarding the use of the MUST tool (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool) for nutritional risk by the students.This study included 35 cancer patients consecutively referenced for Radiotherapy (RT) in the Radiotherapy Department of the University Hospital of Santa Maria. Nutritional risk was evaluated by MUST; nutritional status by Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) validated and specific for oncology.Students identified 13 patients (36%) at moderate/high risk of undernutrition. According to PG-SGA, 31,5% (11/35) of patients presented moderate or severe undernutrition, of which 77% of patients needed individualized nutritional counselling. Students successfully detected undernourished patients using these specific methods.Risk of undernutrition and undernutrition are common in oncology, therefore indicating the critical need to educate all health professionals for risk screening and for the relevance of nutritional intervention in the multidisciplinary context. MUST is a simple and quick tool, that demonstrated to be adequate when applied by medical students, well accepted by these health professionals and effectively used. Nutritional risk evaluation can and must be performed by health professionals such as the medical team, as long as they are involved in patient's treatment. Our methodology may be used as a model allowing for early guidance to individualized intervention, human resources' optimization and education for the importance of nutrition care.

The purpose of this paper is to review the legislation framework in the field of work-based learning (WBL), conducted in six European countries: Romania, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Bulgaria and Cyprus. The scope is to identify the policies and the legal framework set, or lack of such, in the field of WBL. A comparative analysis between formal regulations is done. Finally, policy recommendations for performing of evidence-based policy in the field of WBL are formulated: specific legislation for WBL, quality assurance of WBL programmes, incentives for employers participating in WBL programmes.

No abstract