Álcool e drogas na atenção primária: Avaliando estratégias de capacitação

Abstract

This study aims to examine practices of prevention against the risky use of alcohol and other drugs adopted amongst Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses trained in different modalities - present and at a distance and also un-trained professionals. Data were collected following a semi-structured model of interview with seven nurses who worked in the PHC. A content analysis was adopted as the analytical procedure. Six themes were analyzed: training, practices, attitudes, beliefs about alcohol and other drugs; specific knowledge of treatments for alcohol and other drugs; feelings involved in dealing with the topics of alcohol and other drugs. The results suggest that the underutilization of evidence-based practice in relation to alcohol and other drugs is still prevailing, and that a permanent forum for discussion would serve to strengthen, at medium term, for training, increasing the sense of self-efficacy for dealing with this demand.