This article aims to evaluate the quality of life of working women and its relationship with sociodemographic and occupational aspects. Cross-sectional study in a sample of 579 working women in a city with a population of 318,000. Data was collected by means of questionnaires for sociodemographic, occupational and WHOQOL-BREF characteristics. For the analysis, we used descriptive statistics, t-student test and ...
Objetivou-se verificar as associações entre o nível de atividade física, os sintomas osteomusculares e a capacidade para o trabalho em profissionais de enfermagem. Avaliaram-se 37 técnicos de enfermagem através do Questionário Nórdico de Sintomas Osteomusculares, Índice de Capacidade para o Trabalho e International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Os sintomas osteomusculares estiveram presentes em 97,3% (último...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of body mass index in the postural balance of school children. Casecontrol study involving 128 students from six to nine years, divided in the case (over weight) and control (eutrophic) groups, each with 64 people. Evaluation of static and dynamic balance was accessed by Fonseca´s Psychomotor Battery; body mass was calculated by BMI. Statistical analysis was d...
The literature has shown an increased prevalence of common mental disorder over the years, especially among female. Carrying out population surveys to investigate the prevalence of psychological morbidity and associated factors are relevant, allowing early identification of cases to suggest and/or forward to appropriate intervention strategies. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of common mental disord...
BURANELLO, Mariana Colombini et al. Prática de exames de rastreio para câncer de mama e fatores associados : inquérito de saúde da mulher em Uberaba MG, Brasil, 2014. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, v. 23, n. 8, p. 2661-2670, 2018.; This study aimed to characterize women’s socioeconomic and epidemiological profile in Uberaba according to the breast cancer screening practice and identify associated fac...
Introduction: Nursing is a wearing profession, causing physical and mental damages, which can make the worker sick and, in Brazil, makes up an expressive number of professionals. Objective: to identify musculoskeletal symptoms, their frequency and interference in nursing professionals of a high complexity public hospital. Methods: This is an observational study with 37 nursing technicians who answered a semi-st...
Introduction In the hospital environment, several types of professionals must be involved in continuous working shifts, under working conditions that are often unsatisfactory. Objective The objective of the present study was to analyze the biomechanical risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMD). Material and methods This was a cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive and quantitative study...
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) are diseases that result in persistent pain, loss of functional capacity and associated work disability. This diagnostic is important because it is used to guide clinical and legal decisions. Their initial diagnosis is difficult because such diagnoses are based on complaints of pain and they often involve conflicting social and economic interests. Because of the co...
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a capacidade para o trabalho (CT), aspectos socioeconômicos, qualidade de vida (QV) e sintomas osteomusculares, bem como as associações entre estes em agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) da cidade de Uberaba, Minas Gerais. Participaram da pesquisa 47 ACS (42 mulheres e 5 homens), com idade média de 37,26 12,74 anos, que responderam um questionário sociodemográfico, o Question...