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STUDENT : FRANCIANNE RAYSSA DA ROCHA TEIXEIRA LIMA
DATE: 31/08/2021
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

Factors associated with the ability to work in public servants of an University

KEY WORDS:

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

PAGES: 98
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, such as the reduction in fertility and mortality. 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. Considering the greater permanence of elderly workers in the fields of work, it is essential that 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 conditions of health 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: Cross-sectional study that selected, by stratified random sampling, middle-aged and elderly workers from a public higher education institution. In the first stage, two data collection instruments were applied, questionnaires on sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, labor 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% of whom were women aged between 45 and 73 years (74.29% aged 59 years or less) with a mean age of 56 years (standard deviation = ±6 .56). The results indicated 29.71% of participants with moderate or low work capacity, 39.02% for men and 60.98% for women. Among the variables analyzed, four were associated with low or moderate work ability: monthly income (OR = 2.13; 95% CI = 1.01 - 4.47) and BMI (OR = 5.70; CI 95 % = 1.95 – 16.53) in the general sample; monthly income (OR = 3.69; 95% CI = 1.34 – 10.19) and physical and mental demands at work (OR = 4.05; 95% CI = 1.11 – 14.00) for women in stratification by sex; and BMI (OR = 5.86; 95% CI = 1.69 – 20.00) and handgrip strength (OR = 3.26; 95% CI = 1.13 – 9.42) for middle age in the stratification by 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 JOSÉ COSTA DE ASSIS - F.M.Nassau
Externo à Instituição - WILTON RODRIGUES MEDEIROS - UFRN