{"title":"Investigation of occupational accidents in Brazil: a decade-long ecological study (2012-2022).","authors":"Raissa Sucar Pereira de Araújo","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1289","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1289","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study conducted a time trend analysis of occupational accidents in Brazil from 2012 to 2022.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To contribute to more effective strategies for controlling the associated risks.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using an ecological, retrospective, descriptive, quantitative approach, public data were collected using the TABNET application from Brazil Unified Health System Department of Information. The collection covered all reported cases of occupational accidents among Brazilian residents in December 2023. The study focused on inequalities according to educational levels, age group, education level, and regions, while also investigating health care and the evolution of cases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results revealed a concerning increase in notifications, reaching 301,107 cases in 2022; an increase not only in quantity, but also in the severity of accidents.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The method used provided a comprehensive and detailed analysis, allowing educational and regional disparities to be identified, and highlighted the importance of seeking health care. However, the gap in documentation highlights a need to improve data collection for a more complete grasp of the impacts of occupational accidents, guiding effective interventions to promote occupational safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822975/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physical and mental fatigue in shift work and mitigation strategies: an integrative review.","authors":"Amanda Sorce Moreira, Sergio Roberto de Lucca","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1267","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The new configurations of society have fragmented working hours into shifts, resulting in greater fatigue which affects worker health. Our aim was to identify the relationship between physical and mental fatigue and shift work and the main strategies for mitigating these effects. This review study was conducted between March and May 2023 using the <i>Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde</i> (Virtual Health Library). Twenty seven of the 1,176 identified articles were selected, with health professionals (doctors and nursing professionals), drivers, and aircraft pilots being the most studied populations. The following strategies for mitigating fatigue in shift work stood out: work schedule adjustments, interand intra-workday rest associated with phototherapy, monitoring and evaluating early signs of fatigue, supervised prescription of stimulants (such as caffeine) and sedatives, use of monitoring equipment, and staff education and training.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241267"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822966/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sergio Roberto de Lucca, Andrea Franco Amoras Magalhães
{"title":"The relevance of psychosocial risk factors at work in the NR-1 Risk Management Program.","authors":"Sergio Roberto de Lucca, Andrea Franco Amoras Magalhães","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47626/1679-4435-2024-224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e2024224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natália Nascimento Silva, Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Rosângela Souza Lessa, Fernanda Queiroz Rego de Sousa Lopes, Clarice Alves Dos Santos
{"title":"Common mental disorders among health workers: prevalence, co occurrence, and associated factors.","authors":"Natália Nascimento Silva, Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Rosângela Souza Lessa, Fernanda Queiroz Rego de Sousa Lopes, Clarice Alves Dos Santos","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1260","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Common mental disorders are characterized as a set of symptoms that cause significant functional disability.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the prevalence and clustering of the main symptoms of common mental disorders and the association between sociodemographic/occupational variables and common mental disorders among primary health care workers in the Brazilian cities of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, and São Geraldo da Piedade, Minas Gerais.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional survey is part of the Longitudinal Study of Physical Activity and Health of Workers in the Health Sector. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire was used to assess common mental disorders. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, cluster analysis, and binary logistic regression were performed in IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 107 primary health care workers from Vitória da Conquista (n = 92) and São Geraldo da Piedade (n = 15) participated. The prevalence of common mental disorders was 36.4%, with the most commonly reported symptoms being: feeling nervous, tense, or worried (51.4%); easily fatigued (46.7%); poor sleep (43.9%); frequent headaches (36.4%); and recent feelings of sadness (36.4%). Approximately one-third of the workers had common mental disorders, with 5 simultaneous symptoms being the most prevalent combination. Workers with lower education and those who lived with a partner had a higher and lower risk of common mental disorders, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Identifying the prevalence and the main symptoms associated with common mental disorders can facilitate the development and implementation of more targeted and effective care actions for this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822968/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camila Arantes Ferreira Brecht D'Oliveira, Daniela Paula, Aline Silva-Costa, Susanna Toivanen, Luana Giatti, Odaleia Barbosa de Aguiar, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca, Rosane Harter Griep
{"title":"Work-family conflict and self-rated health trajectories among ELSA-Brasil workers: the moderating role of education.","authors":"Camila Arantes Ferreira Brecht D'Oliveira, Daniela Paula, Aline Silva-Costa, Susanna Toivanen, Luana Giatti, Odaleia Barbosa de Aguiar, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca, Rosane Harter Griep","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1270","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Studies on the association between work-family conflict and self-reported health are mostly cross-sectional; few studies have investigated the effect of education on this association.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate association between work-family conflict, family-work conflict, lack of time for self-care and leisure due to family and work demands, and self-rated health trajectories, examining sex differences and the modifying effect of education on these associations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from active workers (women = 4,283; men = 3,851) from the three waves and annual follow-up (2008-2020) of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health were analyzed using multinomial logistic models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and lack of time were associated with worse self-rated health trajectories in both sexes. However, among women who reported a lack of time for self-care and leisure, education was a modifying factor. The odds of a fair or poor self-reported health trajectory were higher among women with a high education level who reported a lack of time \"sometimes\" or \"often\" than in women with a low education level.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Work-family conflict dimensions were associated with worse self-reported health trajectories among both women and men. Education only modified this effect among women.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822981/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thalita Cardoso Souza, Claudiana Donato Bauman, Rose Elizabeth Cabral Barbosa, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Desirée Sant'Ana Haikal, Nayra Suze Souza-E-Silva
{"title":"Basic education teachers post-COVID-19 pandemic: prevalence of disease symptoms and association with health habits and behaviors.","authors":"Thalita Cardoso Souza, Claudiana Donato Bauman, Rose Elizabeth Cabral Barbosa, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Desirée Sant'Ana Haikal, Nayra Suze Souza-E-Silva","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1258","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>COVID-19 is an infectious disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which may be associated with health problems arising after recovery from disease-specific symptoms; these are understood as sequelae.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To analyze health problems arising from COVID-19 and their associated factors among basic education teachers in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Epidemiological, cross-sectional, analytical study, using an online survey design, carried out with teachers working in basic education in the public school system. Data collection took place between October and December 2021 using an online form. The dependent variable was health problems resulting from COVID-19, categorized as no vs. yes. Descriptive bivariate and multiple analyzes were carried out using Poisson regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,907 teachers participated in the study, 77.2% of whom were female, 94.4% were under 60 years old, 21.4% were part of at least one high-risk group for COVID-19, and 99.5% had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Of the total number of teachers, 19.7% were diagnosed with COVID-19; among these, 41.9% reported some health problem resulting from COVID-19. There was a higher prevalence of health problems resulting from COVID-19 among teachers who reported poor sleep quality (prevalence ratio = 1.79), who were depressed (prevalence ratio = 1.39), and who were part of at least one high-risk group for COVID-19 (prevalence ratio = 1.46).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among teachers who contracted COVID-19, a substantial prevalence of health problems resulting from this infection was observed, as well as major health outcomes associated with these problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241258"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822983/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claudio José Dos Santos Júnior, Frida Marina Fischer
{"title":"Are men more likely to experience occupational accidents?","authors":"Claudio José Dos Santos Júnior, Frida Marina Fischer","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2023-1250","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2023-1250","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20231250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822972/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143433822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valentina Lugo-Mesa, Carlos Jose Villota, Maria Paz Andrade, José Antonio Garciandía, Francisco Palencia-Sánchez, Yazmin Cadena-Camargo
{"title":"Experiences of residents of the San Ignacio University Hospital in Bogotá DC, Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.","authors":"Valentina Lugo-Mesa, Carlos Jose Villota, Maria Paz Andrade, José Antonio Garciandía, Francisco Palencia-Sánchez, Yazmin Cadena-Camargo","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1017","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major health crisis around the world. Health professionals have contributed with all their abilities to provide adequate medical care in a scenario of great uncertainty and with many difficulties. The objective of this article is to investigate the experiences narrated by the residents of the San Ignacio University Hospital, in Bogotá DC, Colombia, during the pandemic. A qualitative study was carried out in which 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with residents of different medical specialties, which allowed us to explore the difficulties, challenges, opportunities, and capacities they have faced during the pandemic. Through a thematic analysis, the following categories were identified: \"Working with COVID-19\", \"Building relationships\", \"Learning during a pandemic\", and \"How did residents feel?\". We found an increase in workload, limitations in the learning tools, overwhelming feelings and augmented tensions in work and social interactions, all this due to the health system in crisis, the prioritization systems implemented, as well as the increase in the number of deaths despite the effort to preserve life. As a recommendation, we propose a reform to the Colombian residency program, with main emphasis on the academics and a greater recognition of the work they do, as well as providing them with tools that helps them manage their emotions for the maintenance of their well-being and mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822973/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Augusto Kreling Medeiros, Felipe Marques da Costa, Bruna Brandão Libânio, Pablo Rydz Pinheiro Santana, Ubiratan Paula Santos
{"title":"The Beauty and the Beast: pleural plaques due to asbestos exposure in a beauty salon worker. Who is guilty?","authors":"Augusto Kreling Medeiros, Felipe Marques da Costa, Bruna Brandão Libânio, Pablo Rydz Pinheiro Santana, Ubiratan Paula Santos","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1262","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2024-1262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report highlights the occupational health risk of asbestos exposure in the hair and beauty salon industry, exemplified by the case of a 67-year-old hairdresser and manicurist. The patient's medical history, work activities, and examination findings indicated potential asbestos-related pleural plaques. Occupational exposure to harmful chemicals, including asbestos in talc products, poses serious health risks. Despite asbestos bans in many countries, Brazil experienced extensive asbestos usage until 2012-2015, with a complete ban taking effect in 2023. This report emphasizes the need for ongoing discussions on asbestos detection and strict enforcement of bans, while ensuring asbestos-free talcum powders to protect the health of beauty industry workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20241262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822979/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Cleide da Silva Dias, Rene Elias Gonçalves, Iraneide Nascimento Dos Santos, Fernanda Gabriel Torres, Caroline Moraes Pereira Morgado, Izabel Cristina Ribeiro
{"title":"Profile and costs of occupational accidents reported and treated at a university hospital in Pernambuco.","authors":"Ana Cleide da Silva Dias, Rene Elias Gonçalves, Iraneide Nascimento Dos Santos, Fernanda Gabriel Torres, Caroline Moraes Pereira Morgado, Izabel Cristina Ribeiro","doi":"10.47626/1679-4435-2023-1243","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1679-4435-2023-1243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Accidents at work are considered preventable in many situations and can cause injuries to the worker and burden the public health system and social security systems.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To describe the profile and costs of occupational accidents notified and treated at a university hospital in the state of Pernambuco from 2018 to 2021.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Exploratory, ex post facto, quantitative study carried out using data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (<i>Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação</i>). Descriptive and inferential analyzes and Fisher's exact test were performed, in addition to Poisson regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 603 reported accidents at work, with a mean age of 38.2 years, predominance in men (82.3%), brown race (84.2%), unknown schooling (66%) and urban residence (69.2%). Most incidents occurred in 2020 (n = 185; 27.8%), in self-employed workers (39.2%), typical (55.9%), reaching upper limbs (25.4%). It was identified that being over 37 years of age raises 95% (95%CI 0.91-0.99) the prevalence of occupational accidents in men. Being self-employed increases the prevalence of this event by 92% (95%CI 0.87-0.96; p < 0.001) and not having the employment status completed 80% (95%CI 0.73-0.87; p < 0.001). Regarding the type of accident, commuting accidents increase by 1.09 times (95%CI 1.05-1.14; p < 0.001) the prevalence of occurrences in males.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results indicate that the search for specific strategies to prevent accidents and, in effect, preserve the health and safety of workers and reduce government spending is relevant.</p>","PeriodicalId":38694,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho","volume":"22 4","pages":"e20231243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822974/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}