Proyectos

La Organización Mundial de la Salud en conjunto con Autism Speaks ha desarrollado el Programa de Formación a Cuidadores (CST) para niños y niñas con TD (OMS, 2018). Dicho proyecto se enmarca en las recomendaciones de la “Guía de Intervención mhGAP para los trastornos mentales, neurológicos y por uso de sustancias de OMS, la cual se implementa desde el año 2016 en la red de Atención Primaria de Salud de Chile, con un módulo específico de trastornos del desarrollo (OMS, 2010; MINSAL 2018). Objetivo general Evaluar aceptabilidad y factibilidad del pre-piloto CST implementado en la Comuna de Santiago Centro. Objetivos específicos 1. Analizar las medidas de evaluación aplicadas a través de la realización del programa. 2. Realizar entrevista a facilitadores y grupo focal a padres, una vez finalizado el programa. Estudio cuali-cuantitativo.

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas relacionadas con el cáncer cervical en Monteagudo rural, Bolivia.

During the last decades, employment conditions has changed in an important way. Although these changes have included more flexible employment relations, it has also included higher levels of job insecurity and lack of social security. This situation has affected all groups of workers, including those in stable jobs(2) and people working in the health sector. Those changes in the labour market have particularly affected young professionals, in this sense, the current rate of youth unemployment is one of the highest reported in recent year, or the conditions in which they work are poor or informal, often working in jobs below their professional training, generating a major concern for the professional future. This situation could generate also additional stress at this stage of life, as well as frustration and demotivation. Little information is available about working conditions and labour insertion process in young health professionals and the association with health conditions. For this, Maria Teresa Solis Soto (Alumna, Bolivia) in coordination with Leonardo Briceño (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia), and Ricardo Oyarzun (Universidad Austral de Chile) carried out a study (baseline) to evaluate the relationship between work experiences, expectations and individual characteristics with physical and mental health in newly graduated young professionals. This study, also has the support of Universidade Federal do Paraná-Brazil, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca- Bolivia, CIH Alumni Network, and Master in International Occupational Safety and Health. In the universities included, all students in the last year were invited to participate. For baseline study, we collected information about socioeconomic information and, lifestyle, Job expectations, History of previous working conditions, psychosocial factors (pre-employment), academic Information, health conditions. The study ask for ethical approval in each country. International ethical research guidelines were considered at all research steps. A written informed consent form as well as a letter explaining the importance of the study were to the questionnaire. Confidentiality and voluntary participation was respected.\ Preliminary results were disseminated to inform the local universities. This information will be useful for universities and labour organizations in order to implement strategies that fit with the current and future labour market conditions taking care of the human resource for health.

Latin America is home to an estimated 600 million people, the majority of whom live in severe economic deprivation and political instability. While mental illness and substance use problems (MISUP) in Latin America account for approximately a tenth of the world's total burden of the disease, very few individuals receive adequate treatment. 18 million Latin Americans are reported to be facing unemployment, eviction, and homelessness as a result of mental disorders. Untreated MISUP are a major public health issue as they can lead to long-term disability, impaired functioning, caregiver burden, and ultimately premature death. Given the prevalence of such issues in Latin America, an effort to address health equity and accessibility to mental health services is warranted. Research regarding mental health service use in Latin America is scarce, with even fewer studies focusing on barriers to accessibility such as stigma and discrimination. The goal for this project is to share key insights among Latin American countries to better understand factors that inhibit access to mental health services. Funding for a 3-day meeting bringing together key stakeholders from Chile, Canada, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina who are actively addressing these issues will serve three objectives: 1. Dissemination of Research - Disseminating findings from anti-stigma projects in Chile, Peru and Canada detailing challenges within their health systems, impact of interventions and opportunities to further research in this area. 2. Information Gathering - Exploring research studies concerning factors that prevent access to mental health care in Bolivia and Argentina to extract key insights from each approach. 3. Collaboration - Developing new, relevant and collaborative regional projects, research and interventions addressing accessibility to mental health services.