Internações por transtornos mentais e comportamentais no período de janeiro de 2018 a junho de 2022 no estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Objectives: the study sought to determine and compare, using time series, the number of hospitalizations per year and month of care by place of residence in the health regions of Rio Grande do Sul, according to the ICD 10 for mental and behavioral disorders. Methodology: epidemiological, quantitative, observational, ecological, descriptive and analytical study. Held at the facilities of the Federal University of Fronteira Sul - Campus Passo Fundo, RS. The study population consisted of individuals hospitalized for mental and behavioral disorders (ICD-10) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, compared with the municipalities of Porto Alegre and Passo Fundo. Data were taken from the online platform of the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System (DATASUS), within the Hospital Information System (SIH), based on data from hospitalized individuals and confirmation of cases of Covid-19. the relationship between the two variables, in addition to the behavior of each one in the analyzed months/years. Results: the monthly incidences in the pre-pandemic period are higher than in the periods during the pandemic in the three locations studied, the pre-pandemic period has more hospitalizations than during the pandemic, with a similar epidemiological profile in the three locations and no change between the period before and during the pandemic, with more hospitalization of white male individuals, aged between 20 and 40 years. Conclusion: the analysis showed a similar behavior of the variables in the three locations with results going against what was expected, but in line with what was observed in a similar study.