Resumen

MACEDO, João Paulo et al. Social support, common mental disorder and abusive use of alcohol in rural settlements. Temas psicol. [online]. 2018, vol.26, n.3, pp. 1123-1137. ISSN 1413-389X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.9788/TP2018.3-01Pt.

Rural Brazilian population suffers with several situations of vulnerability, living in poor life conditions and with difficult access to healthcare. This study aimed to investigate life conditions and forms of social support in rural settlements in Piauí, regarding cases of Common Mental Disorder (CMD) and abusive use of alcohol. Therefore, a cross sectional study was conducted in two settlements: Santo Antonio (n = 1,060) and Canárias (n = 432), totalising 1,492 participants. The instruments used were a social-demographic questionnaire; the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS). Among the participants who fitted the inclusion and exclusion criteria to participate in the study (n = 762), it was identified 160 (21%) cases of CMD in the two settlements, with higher prevalence among women and people over 30 years old; and 89 (11.6%) of risky consume, harmful use and alcohol dependency. Regarding social support, participants considered insufficient and not enough present in the daily life. The perception of fragility of support in the five evaluated dimensions (material, information, affective, emotional and positive social interaction) is associated with problems in the infrastructure, and in life conditions and it presents important differences between men and women.

Palabras clave : Social support; common mental disorders; alcohol; rural population.

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