Bakgrund: Patienter med emotionell instabil personlighetsstörning upplevs som en svårbehandlad patientgrupp inom heldygnsvården. Omvårdnadspersonalens kunskap kring bemötande och behandling av denna patientgrupp är varierande vilket gör att vården ser olika ut. Detta kan resultera i ett ökat lidande hos patienten och frustration i personalgruppen. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att beskriva faktorer som bidrar till stabilare mående hos patienter med emotionellt instabilt personlighetsstörning under heldygnsvård. Metod: Som metod har använts en kvalitativ design med induktiv ansats. Studien baserades på sex intervjuer där informanterna var patienter med diagnosen emotionellt instabil personlighetsstörning. Intervjuerna analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Resultatet visade att bemötandet och engagemang hos personal var av stor vikt. Struktur och delaktighet var andra viktiga faktorer för att nå ett stabilare mående. Det framkom att heldygnsvården kunde bidra med ett avbrott i vardagen och att meningsfulla aktiviteter under vårdtiden var en annan viktig faktor. Slutsats: Patienterna upplevde att bli bemött som en individ av engagerad personal och att få vara delaktig i sin vård som två viktiga faktorer i processen mot ett stabilare mående. Heldygnsvårdens struktur och miljöombytet stod för återhämtning och en möjlighet att återfå rutiner. Det framkom även en önskan om fler meningsfulla aktiviteter såsom fysisk aktivitet och psykoedukation för att på bästa sätt ta tillvara på vårdtiden. / Background: Patients with emotional unstable personality disorder is experienced as a difficult to treat patient population in inpatient care. Nursing staff knowledge surrounding the introduction and the treatment of this patient population is diverse, which means that the care is different. This can result in increased suffering of the patient and frustration in the staff group. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe factors that contribute to a more stable mood in patients with emotionally unstable personality disorder. Method: The method that has been used is a qualitative design with inductive approach. The study was based on six interviews with informants that who were patients diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder. The interviews were analyzed using content analysis. Result: The results showed that the hospitality and commitment of the staff was of great importance. Structure and participation were other important factors for achieving a stable mood. It was revealed that inpatient care could contribute to an interruption of everyday life and meaningful activities were another important factor that emerged. Conclusion: Patients experienced to be treated as an individual by committed staff and to be involved in their care was part of the process towards a stable mood. Inpatient care structure and change of environment support for recovery and an opportunity to regain routines. There was a desire for more meaningful activities such as physical activity and psycho education to best take advantage of the period of care

Substance abuse has been identified internationally and in South Africa as an escalating problem that has harmful effects on the substance user and on society. The cost of treating substance-related disorders places a strain on the allocation of financial resources to treat the problem. When relapse occurs in substance users who have already undergone rehabilitation, it increases the costs of treatment. Waiting lists at treatment centres are also negatively affected for first-time admissions when relapsed substance users are re-admitted. The study aimed to identify relapse indicators by post-discharge follow-up of adult substance users in a registered, non-profit, state-subsidised treatment facility in Cape Town. Marlatt’s Dynamic model of relapse was used to explore the individual and socio-cultural factors which were potentially associated with relapse. A quantitative research design using archival data and purposive sampling was used to identify possible relapse indicators. The participants were ex-patients who had undergone an inpatient treatment programme and who had been followed up post discharge. Ethical clearance was obtained from the University of the Western Cape Higher Degrees Committee. Written permission was granted by the treatment centre who is the original data owner.The majority of participants were male. More than half of the sample reported polysubstance use and, for more than half of them, the age of onset of substance use was between 11 and 15 years. Severe depression was present for more than a third of the participants, whilst the majority of the sample was assessed as being substance dependent. A large proportion of patients had family members who also used substances. The majority of the sample was unemployed and more than half had received previous substance abuse treatment. Significant associations were not established between the identified variables within the groups of factors. Additional studies are required to explore the factors contributing to relapse in this patient population. / Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)

Objectives: This thesis addresses patients’ conceptualising of the experience of admission to and discharge from an inpatient mental health unit, and the role of measurable psychosocial constructs in this conceptualisation. Design: An embedded mixed-methods design was employed. Themes developed using thematic analysis were compared and contrasted with standardised assessment ratings. Methods: Twelve adult patients of an acute mental health unit took part in two separate interviews about their experience of admission and discharge, and completed standardised measures of anxiety and depression, social support, attachment style and illness beliefs. Interview data were analysed using social constructionist thematic analysis. Relationships between participants’ contribution to constructed themes and their responses to standardised assessments were discussed in the context of extant literature. Results: A total of fourteen themes were constructed, organised around a central theme of choices, planning and decision making. Many themes were comparable to existing constructs in attachment theory and the literature addressing illness appraisal, including mentalisation, the safe haven, internal working models, self as illness and shame. Standardised assessments supported and enhanced these interpretations. Conclusions: Understanding of the process and adaptation to the inpatient experience can be enhanced by reference to the concepts of attachment theory and social cognition. Incorporation of these concepts into current care practices and future service development may improve the inpatient experience.

Bakgrund: Det finns olika sorters ätstörningar. Bland dessa är anorexia nervosa den allvarligaste. Sjukdomen drabbar mest unga kvinnor men även unga män kan insjukna. Anorexia nervosa påverkar patienternas kroppsuppfattning negativt vilket resulterar i att de svälter sig och/eller tränar frenetiskt. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva patienter med anorexia nervosas upplevelser av omvårdnaden under slutenvård. Metod: En litteraturöversikt med kvalitativ ansats valdes som metod för att svara på studiens syfte. Resultat: Det framkom fem teman ur analysen, dessa är; ”Vikten av den goda relationen”, ”En objektifierad omvårdnad”, ”Vikten av stöd”, ”Känsla av att vara övervakad” samt ”Vikten av att uppleva delaktighet”. Dessa teman beskriver patienternas upplevelser av omvårdnaden inom slutenvård. Konklusion: Patienterna upplevde omvårdnaden som både positiv och negativ. Det hade stor betydelse för patienterna om de upplevde en god relation till sjuksköterskorna. För att kunna övervinna sjukdomen var det viktigt att patienterna kände sig delaktiga i omvårdnaden. Att patienterna fick känna sig som unika personer var också något som hjälpte dem att återhämta sig. / Background: There are different types of eating disorders. Among these are anorexia nervosa the most serious. It is mostly young women who develop the disease, but also young men can become ill. Anorexia nervosa affects patient´s body image negatively, which results in the patient starving him- or herself and/or exercising frenetically. Aim: The aim was to describe patients with anorexia nervosa experiences of care during hospitalization. Method: A literature review with qualitative approach was chosen as the method to answer the aim of the study. Results: It emerged five themes from the analysis. These are; “The importance of a good relationship”, “An objectified care”, “The importance of support”, “The feeling of being monitored” and “The importance of experiencing participation”. These themes describe patients' experiences of care in hospitalization. Conclusion: The patients experienced the care to be both positive and negative. It was of great importance to the patients if they experienced a good relationship with the nurses. In order to overcome the disease, it was important that patients felt involved in their own care. For the patients to recover from anorexia nervosa, the patients needed to be treated like individuals and not like the stereotype of the disease.

Bakgrund: Antibiotikaresistenta bakterier är idag ett stort hot mot folkhälsan. Det här arbetet fokuserar på MRSA och lyfter fram problematiken som dess spridning innebär för patienten, samhället och vårdpersonal. MRSA-bärarskap kan ge både fysiskt och psykiskt lidande och en infektion orsakad av MRSA kan i värsta fall leda till döden för patienten. Sjuksköterskan har en viktig roll i att upprätthålla sin kompetens och arbeta preventivt för att förhindra spridning av MRSA. Syfte: Syftet var att identifiera och beskriva faktorer som leder till spridning av MRSA vid vårdarbetet av patienter på somatisk vårdavdelning. Metod: En litteraturstudie där 11 kvantitativa och en kvalitativ artikel analyserades utifrån Graneheim och Lundmans (2004) metod för innehållsanalys. Artiklarna kvalitetsgranskades med hjälp av Forsberg och Wengströms (2016) granskningsmallar. Resultat: Resultatet delades in i fem huvudkategorier med nio underkategorier som var och en visar på kompetensbrist hos sjuksköterskor. Litteraturstudien påvisar att faktorerna som leder till spridning av MRSA kan vara flera och att hela vårdteamet bär ett ansvar för att förhindra smittspridning. Sjuksköterskans roll i vårdteamet är att undervisa patienter och närstående, följa gällande rutiner och att upprätthålla sin egen kompetens för att arbeta evidensbaserat. Slutsats: Förhindra spridning av antibiotikaresistenta bakterier är en av sjuksköterskans viktigaste arbetsuppgifter i sin roll att lindra lidande hos patienten. Det är många faktorer som kan göra att MRSA sprids, sjuksköterskor måste reflektera och vara självkritiska i sitt arbete på vårdavdelningar. Evidensbaserat arbete var enligt Nightingale sjuksköterskans möjlighet att förhindra lidande för patienten och ligger till grund för den sjuksköterskeutbildning som finns idag. / Background: Antibiotic resistant bacteria are today a major threat to the public health. This work focuses on methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, highlighting the problem that it involves for the patient, society and healthcare professionals. MRSA carriership can cause both physical and mental suffering and an infection caused by MRSA can in worst case lead to the patient’s death. Nurses play an important role in maintaining their work skills to prevent MRSA from spreading in the somatic care. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify and describe factors that lead to the spread of MRSA to patients in somatic care. Method: A literature study where 11 quantitative and one qualitative article were analyzed based on Graneheim and Lundman's (2004) method. The articles quality were reviewed using Forsberg and Wengström’s (2016) checklists. Results: The results were divided into five main categories with nine subcategories; each showing that nurses had a lack of competence. The study shows that the factors that lead to the spread of MRSA may be several, and that the entire healthcare team has a responsibility to prevent infection. The nurse's role in the team is to teach patients and close relatives, follow current procedures and maintain their own skills to work evidence based. Conclusion: Preventing the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is one of the most important tasks in role of nursing and in alleviating patient suffering. There are many factors that can cause MRSA to spread. Nurses must reflect and be self-critical in their work in health care departments. Evidence based work was, according to Nightingale, the nurse's ability to prevent suffering for the patient and is the baseline in nursing education currently available today.

Thesis advisor: Barbara E. Wolfe / Despite the chronicity and less than optimal outcomes of inpatient treatment (IPT) for anorexia nervosa (AN), treatment guidelines continue to reflect the common notion of one-size-fits-all and the process of weight restoration continues to be poorly understood. Weight restoration, a primary goal of IPT for AN, does not occur in isolation but rather reflects an adaptation process within internal and external environments. It is unknown whether or not there are unique patterns of change in body weight that are associated with factors identified in the existing literature as being predictors of weight gain. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which patterns of change in body weight existed among individuals during IPT for AN, and the relationship with factors identified in the existing literature as being predictors of weight gain (i.e., age at time of admission, admission caloric intake, percent of ideal body weight [IBW] at time of admission, body weight at time of discharge, body mass index [BMI] at time of discharge). Individuals who were diagnosed with AN and admitted to the inpatient unit of an eating disorder treatment facility in the Northeast between January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015 were included in this retrospective, exploratory study (N = 500). Group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) was used to identify distinct trajectories of change in body weight, and to determine the risk of being in a particular trajectory. Four distinct trajectories were identified: weight gain (n = 197), weight loss (n = 177), weight plateau (n = 82), and weight fluctuate (n = 44) groups. Significant predictors of trajectories were age, history of prior IPT for AN, admission caloric intake, body weight at time of admission and discharge, and length of stay. Results from this study suggest that a further understanding of patterns of change in body weight among individuals with AN, will help guide assessment and treatment interventions and consequently influence outcomes. Additionally, there is an opportunity to update treatment guidelines and recommendations for AN. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2016. / Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing. / Discipline: Nursing.

Casos de profissionais cometendo iatrogenias em relação a erros de medicação, lesões cutâneas em clientes por material cortante, entre outros, mostrados na mídia televisiva, muitas vezes com pessoas em menoridade, como as crianças, em geral causam grande impacto e empatia frente à sociedade. Dentre estes eventos adversos, estão as quedas de pacientes, uma das injúrias mais relatadas dentre as que são englobadas na segurança do paciente. Assim, este estudo objetivou aplicar uma metodologia da revisão integrativa para identificar estudos desenvolvidos sobre o tema quedas e/ ou acidentes por quedas de pacientes em instituição hospitalar. A revisão integrativa contemplou seis etapas, sendo que na quinta etapa (interpretação ou integração dos resultados) foram utilizados sete níveis de evidência para a classificação dos estudos. Foi realizada nas bibliotecas Cochrane e Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) e nas seguintes bases de dados: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), PubMed (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health), Scopus e Web of Science, referente às publicações realizadas dos anos de 2002 a 2012, com os descritores / palavras-chave utilizados que contemplavam os termos quedas, pacientes e hospitais, em diferentes estratégias de busca. A seleção inicial contemplou 33.280 artigos, que após aplicados os critérios de inclusão e exclusão resultaram em uma amostra de 220 artigos. Deste total de artigos, os níveis de evidência baseados nos tipos de estudos, correspondentes ao total de artigos da presente pesquisa, foram o II, III, IV e VI, correspondentes a 10%, 0,9%, 39,1% e 50%, respectivamente. Assim, os estudos descritivos foram os mais presentes; seguido dos de coorte, caso-controle e quase-experimentais; dos ensaios clínicos controlados randomizados; e dos ensaios clínicos bem delineados sem randomização, respectivamente. Pode-se verificar também que os níveis de evidência dos estudos relacionados aos temas características / etiologias / fatores de risco e prevenção de quedas, e condutas pós-quedas acompanharam a mesma sequência daqueles com maior incidência no presente estudo (nível VI) para o de menor incidência (nível III). Os achados referentes às características / etiologias / fatores de risco relacionados a quedas de pacientes hospitalizados foram distribuídos em 14 subtemas, que totalizaram 24 itens, que contemplaram os achados que apresentaram associação com o tema. Em relação às medidas preventivas, encontrou-se 19 achados, dentre eles programas de prevenção de quedas; ferramentas / avaliação de risco de quedas; diretrizes / intervenções; recursos humanos / dinâmica de trabalho; acompanhante / sitter / voluntários; escalas de avaliação da funcionalidade (atividade de vida diária /dependência do cuidado) e função motora; luz de chamada; e cuidados de enfermagem. Somado a isto, das 14 condutas pós-quedas relatadas nos artigos, as mais presentes foram radiografias; administração de medicamentos / analgesia; avaliação médica / especialista; curativo simples / sutura; e observação. Logo, ao se pensar em quedas de pessoas há de ter-se em mente que um corpo desliza ou vai ao chão, devido a uma falta de sustentação do mesmo, decorrente de alguma situação intrínseca ao indivíduo ou devido a fatores externos que contribuem para que a pessoa deixe seu estado de \"equilíbrio postural\". Assim, este estudo proporcionou ter uma visão ampla sobre a diferentes contextos inerentes às quedas de pacientes hospitalizados, a fim de se conseguir desenvolver ações preventivas custo-efetivas e que proporcione uma assistência de qualidade aos indivíduos assistidos em instituições hospitalares / Cases of professionals committing iatrogenic regarding medication errors, cutaneous lesions in customers by cutting material, among others, shown in television media, often with underage people, such as children, in general cause greatly impact and empathy for society. Of these adverse events, patient falls are one of the most reported injuries among which are included in the safety of the patient. Thus, this study aimed to apply an integrative review methodology to identify studies development about the topic of falls and / or accidents from falls of patients in hospital. The integrative review included six stages, whereas the fifth step (interpretation or integration of results) seven levels of evidence were used to classify the studies. Was held in Cochrane and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) libraries in the following databases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health), Scopus and Web of Science, referring to publications made the years 2002-2012, with descriptors / keywords used contemplated the falls terms, patients and hospitals in different search strategies. The initial selection included 33,280 articles, which after applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria resulted in a sample of 220 articles. Of the total articles, levels of evidence based on the types of studies, corresponding to the total number of articles of the present study were the II, III, IV and VI, corresponding to 10%, 0.9 %, 39.1% and 50%, respectively. Thus, descriptive studies were most present; followed the cohort, case-control and quasi- experimental, randomized controlled clinical trials, and well-designed clinical trials without randomization, respectively. It was also possible to verify the levels of evidence related to the themes of the characteristics / etiologies / risk factors and falls prevention, and post- falls conducts followed the same sequence of those with higher incidence in this study (level VI) to the lowest incidence (level III). The findings relating to the characteristics / etiologies / risk factors related to falls of hospitalized patients were distributed into 14 sub-themes, totaling 24 items, which contemplated the findings that were associated with the topic. Regarding preventive measures, it was found 19 findings, including programs for the prevention of falls; tools / risk assessment of falls; guidelines / interventions, human resources / labor dynamics, companion / sitter / volunteers; assessment scales of functionality (activities of daily living / dependency care) and motor function, call light, and nursing care. In addition to that, of 14 behaviors post- falls reported in the articles, the most present were radiographs, medication administration / analgesia, medical / expert review; simple curative / suturing, and observation. Therefore, when thinking about people\'s falls be borne in mind that a body slides or goes down due to a lack of support of itself, due to some intrinsic situation to the individual or due to external factors that contribute to person to leave their state of \"postural balance\". Thus, this study provided take a broad view on the different contexts inherent to inpatients falls in order to can develop cost-effective preventive actions that provides quality care to individuals assisted in hospitals

Bakgrund: Trots att patienten har rätt enligt lag till att vara delaktig under sin vårdtid är det inte alltid lätt att göra detta i verkligheten. Det är viktigt att förstå vilka förutsättningar som behövs för att patienten ska känna sig delaktig i sin vård.  Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva sjuksköterskans upplevelser och vad som kan påverka patienternas delaktighet i beslut om vård och behandling inom slutenvård. Metod: En kvalitativ metod med induktiv ansats användes i studien. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med intervjuguide som bestod av förutbestämda öppna frågor användes för datainsamling. Resultat: Resultatet visade att sjuksköterskor upplevde att inte alla patienter är helt delaktiga i beslut om sin vård och behandling. Kommunikationen inom teamet och med patienten, patienternas sjuklighet och vårdpersonalens förhållningssätt är de faktorer som framkommer i studiens resultat. Konklusion: I denna studie framkom det att klinisk erfarenhet, kompetens, kunskap samt god kommunikation med ömsesidig dialog och relevant information till patienten möjliggör att sjuksköterskor skapar förutsättningar för patientens delaktighet. Det framkom även att vårdpersonal behöver mer utbildning för att öka sin kunskap om äldre patienter för att aktivt bjuda in patienten till delaktighet och beslutfattande i vården. / Background: Although the patient is entitled by law to be involved during the care period, it is not always an easy task to achieve. This challenge highlights the importance of the conditions and requirements needed by the patient to feel involved in the care. Aim: The purpose of the study was to describe the nurse's experiences and what could affect patient’s involvement in decisions about care and treatment within inpatient care. Method: This study was based on a qualitative method with inductive approach. Semi-structured interviews with interview guide, comprised of predetermined open questions, were used to collect the data. Result: The results highlighted that according to the nurses’ experience, not all the patients were totally involved in decisions about their care and treatment. For instance, the team-patient communication, the patients' illness, and the care staff's attitude were some of the parameters identified by this study. Conclusion: In this study, it emerges that clinical experience, competence, knowledge and good communication with mutual dialogue and relevant information to the patient enable nurses to create the conditions for the patient's participation. It appears from the study that nursing staff need more education to increase their knowledge of older patients in order to actively invite the patient to participation and decision-making in the care.

Bakgrund: Delaktighet syftar till att öka patientens ställning och rättigheter i vården och har även bevisats medföra goda hälsoeffekter hos patienten. Trots sjuksköterskans förordningsstyrda roll och ansvar i att utöva ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt och främja delaktigheten hos patienten visar tidigare forskning att det finns svårigheter med att implementera delaktighet i vården. Denna implementering har försämrats trots uppdaterade förordningar. Syfte: Att beskriva patienters upplevelser av delaktighet i omvårdnaden på slutenvårdsavdelningar på sjukhus. Metod: En litteraturöversikt baserad på 13 vetenskapliga kvalitativa artiklar. Artikelsökning gjordes i databaserna CINAHL och Pubmed. Resultat: Tre huvudkategorier identifierades; Information om patientens tillstånd, Upplevelser av delaktighet relaterade till personalen och Upplevelser av delaktighet relaterade till patienten. Patienter beskrev att en förutsättning för att kunna vara delaktig i sin omvårdnad var att få information om sitt tillstånd samt vara en del i överrapporteringar där dennes preferenser framgick. En förmyndaraktig attityd hos sjuksköterskan, stress på avdelningen och situationer där sjuksköterskan inte bjöd in patienten till att delta upplevdes hindra delaktighet. Patienter upplevde att deras hälsotillstånd och ålder både främjade och hindrade delaktighet. Vidare menade patienter att en otillräcklig medicinsk kunskap och en önskan att vara passiv i vården hindrar delaktighet, men att familjens deltagande i vården möjliggjorde delaktighet. Slutsats: Resultatet visar att det finns svårigheter i vården avseende patienters delaktighet. Ett flertal faktorer påverkar möjligheten till patientdelaktighet så som patientens ålder, hälsotillstånd och medicinsk okunskap. Sjuksköterskan har huvudansvar i att möjliggöra ett klimat där patienten känner sig delaktig i sin vård. Ett första steg mot att arbeta mot en ökad patientdelaktighet är att i vården av patienter uppmärksamma de delar som påverkar deras delaktighet. / Background: Participation aims to increase the patient's position and rights in healthcare and has also been proven to bring good health effects for the patient. Despite the nurse's ordinanceregulated role and responsibility in exercising a person-centered approach and maintaining the patient's participation, it is shown that there are difficulties in implementing participation in healthcare. This implementation has also been proven to be deteriorated despite updated regulations. Aim: To describe patients' experiences of participation in nursing care in inpatient wards in hospitals. Method: A literature review based on 13 qualitative articles. The databases CINAHL and Pubmed was used for article research. Result: Three main categories were identified; Information about the patient's condition, Experiences of participation related to staff and Experiences of participation related to the patient. Patients described that a prerequisite for being involved in their nursing care was getting information about their condition and being part of over-reporting where preferences emerged. A guardian attitude at the nurse, stress on the department and situations where the nurse did not invite the patient to attend was found to prevent participation. Patients experienced that their health and age both promoted and hindered participation. Furthermore, patients believed that insufficient medical knowledge and a desire to be passive in care prevent participation, but that the family's participation in healthcare enabled participation. Conclusion: The result shows that there are difficulties in the care of patients' involvement. Several factors influence the possibility of patient participation such as the patient's age, health status and insufficient medical knowledge. The nurse has the main responsibility in enabling a climate where the patient feels involved in their care. A first step towards working towards an increased patient participation is to pay attention to the parts that affect their participation in the care of patients.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:26:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 silvia minasi.pdf: 479845 bytes, checksum: 49b800674eab694650884dbdb12b8c71 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-16 / Cross-sectional study to describe the prevalence of psychotropic drug use during hospitalization and at home, conducted with 110 adult patients hospitalized in two university hospitals in Pelotas/RS, which answered to SRQ-20 at beginning of the hospitalization and HAD scale seven days later. Simultaneously, an analysis of daily prescriptions was performed. The prevalence of psychotropic drug use in the households was 24.5% (CI95% 17,1% - 33,8%) while during hospitalization was 52.7% (CI95% 43,0% - 62,2%). Based on the total sample, 32.7% not used at home, but received in the hospital, 4.5% had used psychotropic drugs at home, but had not received when hospitalized. Female gender, presence of previous disease and had already gone into surgery were associated with hospital use, while for household use, only the presence of previous disease and hospitalization non-SUS were significant. The most commonly prescribed psychotropic drugs were anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives, followed by antidepressants, neuroleptics and anticonvulsants / Estudo transversal para descrever a prevalência de uso de psicofármacos durante a internação hospitalar e no domicílio, realizado com 110 pacientes adultos internados nos dois hospitais universitários da cidade de Pelotas/RS, que responderam ao SRQ-20 no início da internação e sete dias depois a escala HAD. Simultaneamente, fez-se análise das prescrições diárias. A prevalência de uso de psicofármaco domiciliar foi de 24,5% (IC95% 17,1% - 33,8%) enquanto que durante a internação foi de 52,7% (IC95% 43,0%-62,2%). Do total da amostra, 32,7%, não usavam em casa, mas receberam no hospital; 4,5% já usavam psicofármaco em casa, porém não receberam quando internados. Sexo feminino, presença de transtorno prévio e já ter feito cirurgia estiveram associados ao uso hospitalar, enquanto que para uso domiciliar, apenas a presença de transtorno prévio e a internação não SUS foram significativas. Os medicamentos psicotrópicos mais prescritos foram os ansiolíticos, hipnóticos e sedativos, seguidos pelos antidepressivos, neurolépticos e anticonvulsivantes