Morbidity of Federal University employees away for treatment of their own health
Worker's health. Medical license. Public sector
The illness and sick leave for treatment of one's own health has repercussions for the life of the servant, as well as reflects and interferes in the dynamics of the institution in which he develops his work activities. Objective: To analyze the morbidity of employees of a Brazilian Federal University away for treatment of their own health in 2016. Method: Descriptive study of quantitative approach and cross-sectional design. The subjects of the study were permanent University employees who were removed for treatment of their own health. Data were collected using management reports from the Integrated Server Health Care Subsystem. Results: in the institution studied in 2016, 410 licenses were granted to treat the health of employees themselves, predominantly females, 72.68%, aged 31 to 45 years (70.73%), work activity in mid-level position, 55.61%, and performance in the administrative area (45.37%). It is noteworthy that mental and behavioral disorders were predominant with 24.88% of cases. Final considerations: the knowledge of the illness profile of the employees of the studied institution identified the need for preventive actions to be developed by the management, related to the mental health of the server and the work environment.