How Brazilian therapeutic communities are facing COVID-19?

IF 0.1 Q4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Therapeutic Communities Pub Date : 2021-04-11 DOI:10.1108/TC-01-2021-0004

Pablo Kurlander, Antony Tomaz Diniz, G. Godoy, Katia Isicawa de Sousa Barreto, Lewis MacDonald-Winship

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to reflect upon the findings of a fast-track study carried out in April 2020, by the Brazilian Federation of Therapeutic Communities, focused on the impact of the first measures taken by the Brazilian therapeutic communities (TCs) in response to COVID-19 Design/methodology/approach: An electronic survey was disseminated to TCs in the different regions of Brazil through online platforms A total of 144 TCs responses were used in the final analysis The survey collected the following information: suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 (only one case of COVID-19 was confirmed), changes in treatment protocols, the impact in admissions and daily activities and the safety measures adopted to stop or reduce the transmission between residents, families and staff Findings: The survey successfully collected general data regarding interruptions (82 6% of TCs interrupted admissions, 100% of TCs interrupted volunteer’s activities, 94% of TCs interrupted family visits and 93% of TCs interrupted external activities) Research limitations/implications: The caveat of this study is the fact that there were tight deadlines for the TCs to generate their responses and the limited availability of staff to answer long surveys Because of this, the study could not explore other important qualitative data The results were shared in Brazil and Latin America with the staff of TCs, the national Federations of Therapeutic Communities and government agencies linked with them, in all Latin America Originality/value: This research aims to contribute to the adoption of developed prophylaxis and prevention protocols in response to COVID-19 © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited

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目的:本文旨在反思巴西治疗社区联合会于2020年4月开展的一项快速通道研究的结果，重点关注巴西治疗社区(tc)为应对COVID-19而采取的首批措施的影响设计/方法/方法:通过在线平台向巴西不同地区的tc分发了一份电子调查，最终分析使用了144份tc的回复，调查收集了以下信息:COVID-19疑似病例和确诊病例(仅确诊1例COVID-19)，治疗方案的变化，对入院和日常活动的影响以及为阻止或减少居民、家庭和工作人员之间的传播而采取的安全措施。调查成功地收集了有关中断的一般数据(82.6%的tc中断入院，100%的tc中断志愿者活动，94%的tc中断家庭访问，93%的tc中断外部活动)。本研究需要注意的是，tc给出答复的截止日期很紧，而且工作人员回答长时间调查的可用性也很有限，因此，本研究无法探索其他重要的定性数据。在巴西和拉丁美洲，研究结果与所有拉丁美洲的tc工作人员、全国治疗社区联合会和与之相关的政府机构共享。本研究旨在促进采用先进的预防和预防方案来应对COVID-19©2021,Emerald Publishing Limited

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Therapeutic Communities SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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0.50

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50.00%

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期刊介绍： The Journal publishes academic papers, case studies, empirical research and opinion. The Journal is interested in publishing papers that critically creatively engage with ideas drawn from a range of discourses: the therapeutic community movement and other related professional practice, psychoanalysis, art, literature, poetry, music, architecture, culture, education, philosophy, religion and environmental studies. It will be of value to those who work in health services, social services, voluntary and charitable organizations and for all professionals involved with staff teams in therapeutic and supportive organizations.