RESUMOA capacidade para o trabalho é a base do bem-estar para o ser humano e a sua manutenção envolve condições de saúde e trabalho adequadas. Com o objetivo de verificar a capacidade para o trabalho entre trabalhadores de higiene e limpeza, realizou-se uma pesquisa quantitativa, do tipo descritivo-exploratória, em um hospital universitário público do norte paranaense, de março a junho de 2008, por meio da aplicação de um questionário constituído por dados sócio-demográficos e ocupacionais, e pelo Índice de Capacidade para o Trabalho (ICT). Os dados foram analisados pelo programa Epi Info 2002. A população foi composta por 98 trabalhadores, sendo que 82,4% possuem mais de 41 anos e 96,9% são mulheres. Quanto à avaliação da capacidade para o trabalho, 45,9% dos entrevistados obtiveram um ICT bom, 23,5% ótimo, 22,4% moderado e 8,2% baixo, com escore mínimo de 16 e máximo de 49. As doenças músculo esqueléticas foram as mais referidas pelos entrevistados. Os fatores relacionados à capacidade para o trabalho são múltiplos, assim, as ações para a prevenção e recuperação desta capacidade devem ser discutidas e conciliadas entre empregados e empregadores, garantindo um espaço para contextualização e reflexão acerca do processo de trabalho. Descritores: Avaliação da Capacidade de Trabalho; Serviço de Limpeza; Envelhecimento; Saúde do Trabalhador; Enfermagem do Trabalho.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of self-reported constipation and associated factors in the general population of a Brazilian city. Method: Secondary analysis of an epidemiological study, population-based, cross-sectional study, about bowel habits of Brazilian population. A total of 2,162 individuals were interviewed using two instruments: sociodemographic data and the adapted and validated Brazilian version of the "Bowel Function in the Community" tool. Results: There was a prevalence of 25.2% for the selfreported constipation, 37.2% among women and 10.2% among men. Stroke and old age were associated with constipation in the three statistical models used. Conclusion: The prevalence found showed to be similar to the findings in the literature, although some associated factors obtained here have never been investigated.
The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of constipation and identify associated factors among adults living in an urban area in Londrina, Brazil. This was a secondary analysis of an epidemiological, population-based study on bowel habit performed in 2008 with 2,162 individuals selected through cluster sampling. Interviews were administered using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the adapted and validated Brazilian version of the "Bowel Function in the Community" tool. Variables from the original database were used to determine the prevalence of constipation (according to the Rome Criteria III) and associated factors. The chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression were used for data analysis. The overall prevalence of constipation (14.6%; n = 315) was higher among women than among men (21.9% vs. 5.3%), increased with age among men, and was inversely related to family income. Overall, female gender, low socioeconomic status, history of anal fissure, anorectal surgery, stroke, nervous system disease, fistulae, and hemorrhoids were factors significantly associated with constipation. The variables low social economic status, stroke, anal fissure history, and anorectal surgery were statistically significant in all three tested statistical models.
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