Saúde e capacidade para o trabalho em trabalhadores de área administrativa

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:To identify dimensions of health associated with work ability and to verify whether such relationships are influenced by demographic or occupational characteristics. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out, including 224 employees of an employee health insurance and retirement savings company in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2001. Subjects responded to self-administered questionnaires evaluating demographic and occupational characteristics, job satisfaction, health, and work ability. Associations between variables were measured using Chi-square tests, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance. RESULTS:Occupational and demographic variables significantly associated with work ability were time in job (p=0.0423) and job satisfaction (p=0.0072). All dimensions of health evaluated were significantly associated with work ability (p<0.0001), and were independent of demographic and occupational characteristics. CONCLUSIONS:Results showed that, independently of other characteristics, better physical and mental health are associated with greater work ability. This provides evidence of the importance of considering health in all its dimensions.

Envelhecimento e trabalho: um desafio para a agenda da reabilitação

“…Decreased WA and poorer health perception occurred among passive workers who did not exercise regularly and reported no leisure activities. Studies conducted in Brazil have also confirmed the association between good health, high WA and good working conditions, both in the administrative sector and among electricians 19,23 .…”

“…National research on this topic began in the late 1990s and, since then, studies have been conducted in several sectors: health 47,48 , transportation 49 , electrical 12 , administrative 19,50 , food and beverage 51 and non-specific industry 21 . Nearly all the Brazilian literature on the subject stems from cross-sectional studies that assessed predictors of WA and used multiple linear regression models or logistic regression for data analysis.…”

“…Among individual factors, age 13,14 , marital status 15,16 , psychosomatic disorders 17 , self-perception of health 18,19 , depression 9,20 , physical problems 21 and lifestyle habits, such as smoking, drinking and physical activity 22,23 stand out. Work-related predictors include environmental and ergonomic conditions and physical and mental demands 14 .…”

“…In the specific case of our country, those in the formal labor market have access to benefits such as health care, social security, occupational health prevention programs, vacation, Christmas bonus and other labor safeguards 19,23 . On the other hand, informal workers are deprived of such rights and are often exposed to poor working conditions.…”

Índice De Capacidade Para O Trabalho E Imagem Corporal Em Formandos Em Educação Física

“…A capacidade para o trabalho tem sido investigada em indivíduos adultos de diferentes profissões, tanto nas funções operacionais que requerem grande esforço físico (WAL-SH et al, 2004;ANDRADE e MONTEIRO, 2007), como em funções predominantemente cognitivas, como nos cargos administrativos (BELLUSCI; FISCHER, 1999;MARTINEZ;LATORRE, 2006 …”