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