Resources, objectives and guidelines in a Psychosocial Care Network structure.

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Healthcare Management
• Mental Health Services Research

Background:

• The Psychosocial Care Network (Ordinance 3,088/2011) aims to integrate mental health services.
• Evaluating resource availability and alignment with objectives is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the Psychosocial Care Network's structure in São Paulo.
• To assess resource compromise (physical, technological, human, financial) within the network.
• To evaluate adherence to national objectives and guidelines for psychosocial care.

Main Methods:

• Quantitative, empirical study involving 123 primary care, psychosocial, and emergency care professionals.
• Data collected via questionnaires.
• Statistical analysis using Fisher's exact test (p < 0.05).

Main Results:

• Significant compromise in physical resources (lack of mental health beds, p=0.047) and technological resources (lack of discussion forums, p=0.036).
• Human and financial resources showed less significant compromise (p=0.258 and p=0.159, respectively).
• Psychosocial care services demonstrated the highest alignment with established objectives and guidelines.

Conclusions:

• The Psychosocial Care Network experiences insufficient physical, technological, human, and financial resources.
• Heterogeneity exists across care modalities in meeting network objectives.
• Resource limitations impede articulated work across primary, psychosocial, and emergency care settings.