title: [Qualitative assessment of the environment in a Psychosocial Care Center].
abstract: This study is based on a cross-section of the study of Psychosocial Care Center (Caps) in the South of Brazil.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to conduct a qualitative assessment of the structure, in terms of environment, of a Caps in the interior of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. A case study was conducted on the Caps in Alegrete (RS) based on a fourth generation, constructivist and responsive assessment using a hermeneutic-dialectic approach. The data collection instruments were semi-structured interviews with a team (26), users (11), and family members (14), defined as interest groups to make up the hermeneutic-dialectic circle and field observation (390 hours) establishing prior ethnography. The structure of the Alegrete Caps was a strong aspect in the environmental evaluation. The lack of human and material resources does not interfere directly in user satisfaction with the environment.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem e Obstetrícia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. kantorski@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Luciane Prado
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kantorski
authors.forename: Valéria Cristina Christello
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Coimbra
authors.forename: Emília Nalva Ferreira
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Ariane da Cruz
authors.initials: Ada C
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Jandro Moraes
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*