Prevalence study on self-declared work accidents in areas covered by family health strategies: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Occupational accidents are a complex phenomenon and a major public health problem that requires attention from all sectors, including healthcare, industry or services, because these accidents generate high socioeconomic costs. 1 Work that is carried out under unsuitable conditions can cause various adverse consequences for humans, both physically and psychologically. These consequences may give rise to impairments that lead to absenteeism, premature retirement, reduced income, job disruption for the family, temporary incapacitation, physical or psychological pain, mutilation and even death. Faced with this reality, it is essential that this topic is discussed in order to conduct studies that show the unfavorable impacts of work on workers' health. 2,3 One of the main causes of health problems among workers is the fragility of the health and safety structure, along with inadequate risk management. 4 In order to implement care, surveillance, preventive actions and health promotion actions, the National Network for Integral Attention to Worker's Health (RENAST) 5 was created in Brazil in 2002. This is a complex network that includes production and management of knowledge and actions to be developed for workers' health. The network is composed of state and regional reference centers for occupational health (CERESTs) that have the objective of acting towards health promotion, preventive actions, surveillance, assistance and rehabilitation relating to workers' health in both urban and rural settings, irrespective of employment relationships and the type of status in the labor market. 6 All work accidents must be reported in the notifiable hazards information system (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação, SINAN). This system has been implemented gradually since 1993 and is mainly fed by notifications and investigations of cases of diseases and injuries that are listed as matters for compulsory notification. When used effectively, this system makes it possible to identify the epidemiological reality of a given geographical area. 7 In the case of accidents among workers who are insured through social security, it is necessary to open a work accident notice (Comunicação de Acidente de Trabalho, CAT

Modeling the Relationship Between Occupational Accidents, Work-Family Conflict, and Quality of Work-Life in Emergency Room Nurses

“…The results showed that occupational accidents have a positive and direct effect on work-family conflict. These results are in line with the findings of Pereira et al [22], Osca and Lopez [23], Malakoutikhah et al [24], and Jamshidian et al [25]. Occupational accidents lead to mental imbalance and psychological trauma in nurses, and this stress can be drawn in the process of the mechanism of transfer to the work-family environment.…”

“…A literature review shows that no research has been conducted to investigate the relationship between occupational accidents and quality of work-life mediated by work-family conflict in ER nurses. But the results of this study on the relationship between occupational accidents and work-family conflict [22,23] and occupational accidents with quality of worklife [26,27] and finally, work-family conflict is consistent with the quality of work-life [28][29][30]. Work-related accidents alone can impair the quality of work-life.…”