Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: FRANCIANNE RAYSSA DA ROCHA TEIXEIRA LIMA

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STUDENT : FRANCIANNE RAYSSA DA ROCHA TEIXEIRA LIMA
DATE: 09/08/2021
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

Assessment of the work capacity of public servants at a public university and associated factors

KEY WORDS:

Assessment of work capacity. Worker's health. Aging. Healthy aging. Cross-sectional studies.

PAGES: 64
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Epidemiologia
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Human aging is associated with social issues such as hunger, housing, the environment, work and retirement. This transition is due to several factors, including the reduction in mortality associated with improved access of the population to health services, technological advances in medicine, the population's higher level of education, investments in basic sanitation infrastructure and the perception of individuals in relation to illnesses. Considering the health-illness process, it was found that the modes of organization of production, work and society in a given historical context are determinant for the health of individuals. The factors responsible for the decline in work capacity begin to reflect on workers aged around 45 years. Better work ability indices result in consequences that can be expressed in better well-being and quality of life. Considering the greater permanence of elderly people in the fields of work, it is essential that workers' health services are prepared and qualified to meet the demands of these workers and focus on health promotion actions, in order to maintain the quality of life and better health conditions for these people.

Objective: To evaluate the work capacity of middle-aged and elderly workers at a public higher education institution and its associated factors.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach selected, by stratified random sampling, middle-aged and elderly workers from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. In the first stage, two data collection instruments were applied, questionnaires with open and closed questions about sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, work factors and psychological factors of the participants and the Work Ability Index – WAI. The second stage comprised the assessment of functional capacity through the 10-meter walk test and the handgrip strength test. Data were analyzed using the Software Statistics and Data Science (STATA). 

Results: The sample consisted of 138 participants, 50.72% being women aged between 45 and 73 years (74.29% aged 59 years or less). Mean age was 56 years (standard deviation = ±6.56). The prevalence of the work ability index revealed that 29.71% of the participants had moderate or low work ability, with 11.48% for men and 17.93% for women. Among the variables analyzed to verify association with TC-M/B, four showed significance: monthly income and BMI for the global sample, in stratification by sex and age, monthly income and physical and mental demands at work for women, and BMI and hand grip strength for middle age.

Conclusion: The study showed that the factors associated with impaired work ability comprise some social and personal determinants. However, having knowledge of work as a dynamic process, future analyzes that look for other factors associated with impaired work ability will be necessary.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1674532 - DIMITRI TAURINO GUEDES
Externo à Instituição - SANDERSON JOSE COSTA DE ASSIS - F.M.Nassau
Externo à Instituição - WILTON RODRIGUES MEDEIROS - UFRN