Saúde e capacidade para o trabalho de eletricitários do Estado de São Paulo

Apesar dos elevados riscos à saúde e capacidade para o trabalho dos eletricitários, há carência de estudos sobre o tema no Brasil. O objetivo desse estudo é identificar o perfil de saúde e capacidade para o trabalho de eletricitários de São Paulo. Foi feito um estudo transversal junto a 475 trabalhadores de uma empresa do setor eletricitário. A coleta de dados foi por meio de questionários sobre capacidade para o trabalho, estado de saúde, estresse no trabalho, atividade física, dependência ao tabaco e ao álcool. A consistência interna das escalas foi avaliada usando o coeficiente alfa de Cronbach. Foi feita análise descritiva por meio das médias, desvios-padrão, valores mínimos e máximos dos escores e proporções para as variáveis qualitativas. O estado de saúde dos trabalhadores apresentou pontuação elevada nas dimensões analisadas, com médias entre 72,8 a 91,2 (escore de 0,0 a 100,0 pontos). A capacidade para o trabalho teve pontuação elevada, com média de 41,8 (escore de 7,0 a 49,0 pontos). Concluiu-se que os trabalhadores da população de estudo apresentaram elevados padrões do estado de saúde e da capacidade para o trabalho. Sugere-se o desenvolvimento de estudos longitudinais para avaliar relações causais e a existência de efeito do trabalhador sadio.

Condições de trabalho, comprometimento organizacional e saúde mental: um estudo no setor da bricolage

A presente investigação tem como objetivo principal avaliar a relação entre as Condições de Trabalho, o Comprometimento Organizacional, a Satisfação Social, e a Saúde Mental dos trabalhadores no setor da Bricolage. É sua intenção compreender se as Condições de Trabalho são preditoras de Comprometimento Organizacional e Satisfação com as Relações Sociais, e se o Comprometimento Organizacional explica o Burnout, a Ansiedade e a Depressão destes trabalhadores. Investiga igualmente, através de análises exploratórias, a possível influência de algumas variáveis sociodemográficas e profissionais nos diversos construtos verificados. Participaram neste estudo, num universo de 564 colaboradores de organizações de venda de material de Bricolage da região Norte de Portugal, 190 trabalhadores (33,7%), sendo que 42,6% (n = 81) são do sexo Feminino e 57,4% (n = 109) do sexo Masculino. A metodologia do estudo seguiu uma abordagem quantitativa, com carácter descritivo, exploratório e preditivo, com utilização de inquérito por questionário. A recolha de dados foi feita num único momento através de uma série de instrumentos, entre os quais: Cuestionario de Condiciones de Trabajo (qCT) – Escalas Método e Ambiente; Three-Component Model of Organizational Commitment; The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12); World Health Organization Quality of Life – Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) – Escala das Relações Sociais; Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS); Ficha Demográfico Profissional. As análises psicométricas destes mostraram uma validade e uma fidelidade bastante satisfatória. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo apontam, que as Condições de Trabalho são preditoras, quer do Comprometimento Organizacional, quer da Satisfação com as Relações Sociais. O Comprometimento Organizacional é, preditor significativo de maior Saúde Mental, e igualmente de menor síndrome de Burnout. As análises exploratórias mostraram diferenças significativas em termos de variáveis sociodemográficas (e.g. Idade: Comprometimento Organizacional, Saúde Mental e Burnout; Estado Civil: Condições de Trabalho; Número de Filhos: Comprometimento Organizacional). Quanto às variáveis profissionais, foram encontradas significâncias na Antiguidade (Comprometimento Organizacional e Saúde Mental) e na Função (Comprometimento Organizacional, Condições de Trabalho e Burnout). No final deste trabalho são discutidos e apresentados os principais resultados obtidos e as suas conclusões.

Skene : musiikkiteatterikoulu nuorille

Opinnäytetyöni aihe on musiikkiteatterikoulu Skene, joka tarjoaa varhaisnuorille ja nuorille monipuolista perusopetusta ja harrastusmahdollisuuksia koko musiikkiteatterin saralta; niin laulun, tanssin kuin näyttelijäntyönkin osalta. Opettamisen lisäksi toimin Skenen opetussuunnitelmallisten sisältöjen suunnittelijana ja koulun käytännön toiminnan koordinaattorina. Pääpaino opinnäytetyössäni on kuitenkin omassa opettajuudessani ja ohjaajuudessani sekä taiteellisessa työssäni. Työn alussa määrittelen sen mitä yleisesti tarkoitetaan käsitteellä musiikkiteatteri. Selvitän lyhyesti myös musiikkiteatterin historiallisia taustoja ja eri tyylisuuntia sekä tuon esille oman näkemykseni siitä, mitä itse tekijänä edellytän musiikkiteatterikoulutukselta ja toimivalta musiikkiteatteriesitykseltä. Omia opetuksellisia tavoitteitani ja ideologiaani teatteri-ilmaisun ohjaajana olen lähestynyt kuvailemalla yksityiskohtaisesti keskeisiä opetusmenetelmiäni ja oppituntieni sisällöllisiä rakenteita. Ryhmien edistymistä olen kuvaillut ensimmäisistä oppitunneista aina valmiin esityksen rakentumiseen saakka. Käyttämieni teatteriharjoitteiden lisäksi työn loppupuolelta löytyy kahden Skenen kevätproduktion prosessikuvaus. Lopussa pohdin Skenen tulevaisuuden näkymiä, arvioin omaa onnistumistani opetustyössä sekä perustelen lisäksi syitä sille, miksi Skenen toimintaa tai siihen verrattavaa toimintaa pitäisi ylläpitää ja tukea. Yhtenä tärkeänä osana opinnäytetyötäni olen pitänyt pyrkimystäni osoittaa, kuinka tärkeää Skenen kaltainen teatterikasvatustyö on nuorten yleisen hyvinvoinnin kannalta.

Ampleur, coûts, facteurs personnels et occupationnels de l’absentéisme dans la fonction publique hospitalière au Cameroun

L'absentéisme parmi le personnel soignant prend de plus en plus d'ampleur dans les institutions sanitaires publiques au Cameroun. Il représente à l'heure actuelle l'une des principales causes de l'effondrement du système de soins de santé. Ce phénomène se doit d'être réduit à des proportions raisonnables; cependant, les informations nationales sur les niveaux d’absentéisme parmi ce personnel, les coûts associés, ainsi que sur les facteurs qui le déterminent restent encore très faibles. Cette recherche avait pour objectifs de mesurer le niveau d’absentéisme parmi les prestataires de soins de santé des hôpitaux publics du Cameroun ; de déterminer l’influence des caractéristiques personnelles et des facteurs occupationnels sur le comportement d’absence parmi ces professionnels ; et d’évaluer les répercussions économiques de l’absentéisme en termes de coûts associés à la perte de productivité pour les employeurs. Elle portait sur du personnel soignant, notamment les médecins, les infirmiers et les aides-soignants exerçant dans les formations sanitaires publiques (hôpitaux) du Cameroun au mois d’octobre 2008. L’absentéisme était mesuré par le nombre d’heures et d’épisodes (fréquence) d’absences et concernait les retards et les absences de trois jours consécutifs et moins. Les facteurs personnels et occupationnels étudiés étaient l’âge, le sexe, le statut civil, les responsabilités familiales (nombre d’enfants), le niveau d’éducation, l’unité de soins, le type d’emploi, le régime d’emploi, l’horaire de travail, le temps supplémentaire, l’ancienneté dans l’hôpital, la taille de l’hôpital et le revenu de l’employé. Les données ont été recueillies dans 15 formations sanitaires publiques réparties dans six régions du Cameroun, sur la période allant du 1er au 31 octobre 2008, à partir des documents officiels émanant du gouvernement et des hôpitaux. Les analyses statistiques comportaient des analyses descriptives, des analyses bivariées et des analyses multivariées. Le taux de participation moyen des employés a été de 50,7%. Sur les 516 personnes qui composaient l’échantillon, 93,4% avaient eu au moins une absence au travail au mois d’octobre 2008. Le taux d’absentéisme global était de 7,2%, et variait entre 2% et 37% dans les hôpitaux. Chaque participant avait en moyenne 12 épisodes d’absences pendant cette période et la durée moyenne d’absences par participant était d’environ 13 heures et 21 minutes. La durée de l’horaire de travail, le fait de travailler dans un hôpital régional, de travailler selon un horaire fixe, d’être un personnel PPTE et de ne pas effectuer du temps supplémentaire, sont associés significativement à une plus grande fréquence des absences. La durée de l’horaire de travail, le fait d’être médecin, de travailler dans un service d’accueil et des urgences, de travailler selon un horaire fixe et d’être une femme, ont un lien significativement positif avec la durée des absences. Cet absentéisme a absorbé environ 8% de la masse salariale d’octobre 2008. On estime à environ 4 088 568 dollars US courants (2008), les dépenses consacrées par le secteur public de la santé du Cameroun à cet absentéisme en 2008, ce qui représentait approximativement 2,1% des dépenses publiques de santé. La réduction de l’absentéisme de courte durée parmi les professionnels de la santé du secteur public au Cameroun passe par l’amélioration du style de gestion des hôpitaux et l’approfondissement des recherches sur le comportement d’absence parmi ces professionnels.

Impacts of changing air composition on severity of arable crop disease epidemics

This review assesses the impacts, both direct and indirect, of man-made changes to the composition of the air over a 200 year period on the severity of arable crop disease epidemics. The review focuses on two well-studied UK arable crops,wheat and oilseed rape, relating these examples to worldwide food security. In wheat, impacts of changes in concentrations of SO2 in air on two septoria diseases are discussed using data obtained from historical crop samples and unpublished experimental work. Changes in SO2 seem to alter septoria disease spectra both through direct effects on infection processes and through indirect effects on soil S status. Work on the oilseed rape diseases phoma stem canker and light leaf spot illustrates indirect impacts of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, mediated through climate change. It is projected that, by the 2050s, if diseases are not controlled, climate change will increase yields in Scotland but halve yields in southern England. These projections are discussed in relation to strategies for adaptation to environmental change. Since many strategies take10–15 years to implement, it is important to take appropriate decisions soon. Furthermore, it is essential to make appropriate investment in collation of long-term data, modelling and experimental work to guide such decision-making by industry and government, as a contribution to worldwide food security.

Satisfação da equipe de enfermagem do serviço de atendimento móvel às urgências (SAMU) no ambiente de trabalho

Descriptive exploratory study, prospective with quantitative approach, performed on the Medical Regulation Central of SAMU/Natal, aiming to identify the level of professional satisfaction of the members of the nursing team working at SAMU/Natal; and verify the degree of importance attributed by the professionals to each of the components Professional Satisfaction: autonomy, interaction, professional status , work requirements, organizational rules and remuneration. The population was of 60 professionals, with data collected from january to february 2005. We used an instrument translated and validated by Lino (1999) to the portuguese language, the Professional Satisfaction Rate (PSR). The results demonstrate that there was a slight predominance of the female gender (54,9%); aged between 36 and 45 years old (60,8%); married (58,8%), 82,4% with children, 30,8% aged between 05 and 09. Regarding formation, we observed that 78,4% were nursing technicians and 21,6% nurses, formed for 11 to 15 years (17,5%). From the 11 nurses, 09 (81,8%) informed they have specialization, 29,4% of the team has been working for 11 to 15 years on the urgency area, 58.8% works for more than 02 years on SAMU, 72,6% of the team members have fixed work schedules. There was homogeneity on the work shifts: 41,2% on the day shift and 53% on the night shift. Regarding the reason to be working on SAMU, 64% chose to work in the service, and among these 76,3% predominantly perform direct care to the patients, 96,1% like and are satisfied to work in the service. Regarding the remuneration, 90,9% informed they receive 05 to 10 minimum wages; 70% of the technicians informed they receive -2 to 05 minumum wages, 50,1% informed they receive no additional benefit. The analysis of PSR through Cronbach s Alpha Coeficient resulted on the value of 0,94 and through Kendall s Tau Coeficient on 0,87, demonstrating to be a trustworthy instrument to measure the level of professional satisfaction of the SAMU nursing team, in our environment. As for the level of importance attributed to the components of professional satisfaction, we indentified that the nursing team considered the Autonomy component as the most important, followed by the component Remuneration, Interaction, Work Requirements, Work Requirements, Organizational Rules and Professional Status . Regarding the current level of professional satisfaction, we identified they were most satisfied with the Professional Status , Autonomy, Interaction, Remuneration, Work Requirements and Organizational Rules. The real professional satisfaction level, calculated through statistics, however, tells these professionals are more satisfied with Autonomy, Remuneration, Interaction, Work Requirements, professional Status and Organizational Rules. The PSR in our work was of 8,6, indicating the SAMU Natal nursing team has little satisfaction on their work environment

Prevalence of burnout syndrome in clinical nurses at a hospital of excellence

Background: Burnout syndrome can be defined as long-term work stress resulting from the interaction between constant emotional pressure associated with intense interpersonal involvement for long periods of time and personal characteristics. We investigated the prevalence/propensity of Burnout syndrome in clinical nurses, and the factors related to Burnout syndrome-associated such as socio-demographic characteristics, work load, social and family life, leisure activities, extra work activities, physical activities, and work-related health problems. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional, quantitative, prospective epidemiological study with 188 surgical clinic nurses. We used the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which is a socio-demographic questionnaire and the most widely used instrument to assess Burnout syndrome (three basic dimensions: emotional exhaustion, despersonalization and professional underachievement). The socio-demographic profile questionnaire wascomposed of questions regarding identification, training, time at work, work characteristics and personal circumstances. Results: The prevalence of Burnout syndrome was higher (10.1%) and 55, 4% of subjects had a propensity to develop this syndrome. The analysis of the socio-demographic profile of the nurse sample studied showed that most nurses were childless married women, over 35 years of age, working the day shift for 36 hours weekly on average, with 2-6 years of post-graduation experience, and without extra employments. Factors such as marital status, work load, emotion and work related stress aggravated the onset of the syndrome. Conclusion: The prevalence and propensity of Burnout syndrome were high. Some factors identified can be useful for the adoption of preventive actions in order to decrease the prevalence of the clinical nurses Burnout syndrome.

Padrões de dieta em gestantes: estudo de coorte em município paulista

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Survey of living conditions of Arctic indigenous peoples

Major findings of the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA) are: (1) A combination of traditional activities and cash employment is the prevailing lifestyle of Arctic indigenous peoples; (2) family ties, social support of each other, and traditional activities have a lot to do with why indigenous people choose to remain in Arctic communities; (3) well-being is closely related to job opportunities, locally available fish and game, and a sense of local control. Well-being and depression (and related problems like suicide) are flip sides of the same coin. Improving well-being may reduce social problems; and, (4) health conditions vary widely in the Arctic: three-in-four Greenlandic Inuit self-rate their health as at least very good compared with one-in-two Canadian and Alaska Inuit and one-in-five Chukotka indigenous people. Findings are based on 7,200 interviews in a probability sample of Inupiat settlement regions of Alaska, the four Inuit settlement regions of Canada, all of Greenland, and the Anadyrskij, Anadyr, Shmidtovs, Beringovskij, Chukotskij, Iujl'tinskij, Bilibinskij, Chaunskij, Providenskij, Uel'Kal' districts of Chukotka. Indigenous people and researchers from Greenland, Russia, Canada, the United States, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland collaborated on all phases of the study.

Satisfação profissional dos enfermeiros especialistas em enfermagem de reabilitação

Introdução: Portugal enfrenta, actualmente, um período de mudanças profundas nos seus pilares sociais, económicos e organizacionais, sendo o sector da saúde um dois envoltos neste processo de mudança, o qual provoca, inevitavelmente, stress, emoções e ajustamentos de vária ordem. A avaliação da satisfação dos profissionais é assim um fator chave na mensuração dos efeitos destas alterações, daí que o objetivo deste estudo seja conhecer a satisfação profissional dos enfermeiros especialistas de Reabilitação, e seus determinantes de contexto pessoal, profissional e organizacional. Método: Realizou-se um estudo transversal, descritivo-correlacional, de natureza quantitativa, no qual participaram 141 Enfermeiros, Especialistas em Enfermagem de Reabilitação, em funções em instituições públicas e privadas na zona centro do País, na sua maioria do sexo feminino (58.87%) e com uma média de idades de 40.43 anos (Dp=7.49 anos). Para a mensuração das variáveis recorreu-se a uma ficha sociodemográfica e profissional, Escala de Avaliação da Satisfação no Trabalho (EASTEnf) e Escala de Empenhamento Atitudinal, ambas validadas para a população portuguesa. Resultados: Constatou-se que a maioria dos especialistas em Enfermagem de Reabilitação apresentam um nível regular de satisfação (70,92%). Os resultados obtidos evidenciam a existência de um efeito significativo das variáveis género, estado civil, experiência profissional, perfil de cuidados prestados, tipo de horário, vínculo laboral e local de trabalho, sobre o nível de satisfação dos enfermeiros. Na generalidade, são os enfermeiros do género feminino, casados, com menor experiência profissional, que prestam de cuidados especializados, que exercem funções em regime de horário fixo, que integram os quadros da instituição onde desempenham funções e que exercem a sua profissão no sector privado, aqueles que evidenciam, em algumas das dimensões da escala de avaliação da satisfação com o trabalho, níveis de satisfação profissional mais elevados. Por outro lado, constatou-se que são os enfermeiros que consideram as alterações decorrentes nos últimos dois anos benéficas para o cliente (Mean Rank= 90,04, p=0,001) a manifestar uma satisfação mais elevada; como também foi identificada uma relação estaticamente significativa (moderada e positiva) entre o empenhamento atitudinal e a satisfação dos enfermeiros (p=0,000). Conclusões: As evidências encontradas neste estudo convidam-nos a refletir sobre estratégias que possibilitem, em comunhão de esforços com o enfermeiro e organização, a obtenção de um melhor conhecimento dos determinantes da satisfação que potenciem uma intervenção com vista à sua promoção/melhoria. Palavras-Chave: Satisfação; trabalho, empenhamento atitudinal, enfermeiros, especialistas, reabilitação.

The contribution of self-efficacy and depression to disability and work status in chronic pain patients: A comparison between Australian and Brazilian samples

There is evidence that cognitions (beliefs) and mood contribute to physical disability and work status in people with chronic pain. However, most of the current evidence comes from North America and Europe. This study examined the contribution of demographic, pain and psychosocial factors to disability and work status in chronic pain patients in two matched samples from quite different countries (Australia and Brazil). Data were collected from 311 chronic pain patients in each country. The results suggest that although demographic and pain variables (especially pain levels) contribute disability, self-efficacy beliefs made a significant contribution to disability in both samples. Age and educational level also contributed to unemployment in both samples. But there were some differences, with self-efficacy and physical disability contributing to work status only in the Brazilian sample. In contrast, depression was the only psychological risk factor for unemployment in the Australian sample. Catastrophising and pain acceptance did not contribute to disability or unemployment in either sample. These findings confirm key aspects of biopsychosocial models of pain in two culturally and linguistically different chronic pain samples from different countries. They suggest that different chronic pain populations may share more similarities than differences. (C) 2008 European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Published

An Analysis of Capacities, Moral Hierarchies, and the Moral Status of Non-Human Animals in Contemporary Animal Rights Work

The primary objective of this thesis is to demonstrate the pernicious impact that moral hierarchies have on our perception and subsequent treatment of non-human animals. Moral hierarchies in general are characterized by a dynamic in which one group is considered to be fundamentally superior to a lesser group. This thesis focuses specifically on the moral hierarchies that arise when humans are assumed to be superior to non-human animals in virtue of their advanced mental capabilities. The operative hypothesis of this thesis is essentially that moral hierarchies thwart the provision of justice to non-human animals in that they function as a justification for otherwise impermissible actions. When humans are assumed to be fundamentally superior to non-human animals then it becomes morally permissible for humans to kill non-human animals and utilize them as mere instrumentalities. This thesis is driven primarily by an in-depth analysis of the approaches to animal rights that are provided by Peter Singer, Tom Regan, and Gary Francione. Each of these thinkers claim that they overcome anthropocentrism and provide approaches that preclude the establishment of a moral hierarchy. One of the major findings of this thesis, however, is that Singer and Regan offer approaches that remain highly anthropocentric despite the fact that each thinker claims that they have overcome anthropocentrism. The anthropocentrism persists in these respective approaches in that each thinkers gives humans Regan and Singer have different conceptions of the criteria that are required to afford a being moral worth, but they both give preference to beings that have the cognitive ability to form desires regarding the future.. As a result, a moral hierarchy emerges in which humans are regarded to be fundamentally superior. Francione, however, provides an approach that does not foster a moral hierarchy. Francione creates such an approach by applying the principle of equal consideration of interests in a consistent manner. Moreover, Francione argues that mere sentience is both a necessary and sufficient condition for being eligible and subsequently receiving moral consideration. The upshot of this thesis is essentially that the moral treatment of animals is not compatible with the presence of a moral hierarchy. As a result, this thesis demonstrates that future approaches to animal rights must avoid the establishment of moral hierarchies. The research and analysis within this thesis demonstrates that this is not a possibility, however, unless all theories of justice that are to accommodate animals abandon the notion that cognition matters morally.