The working capacity of a public university employees

Authors

  • Aline Loiola Moura
  • Lucia Margarete dos Reis
  • Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Rita de Cássia Domansky Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v15i1.13574

Keywords:

Work Capacity Evaluation, Aging, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Nursing

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to identify the working capacity of a public university employees. This is a descriptive and quantitative epidemiological study. The sample was comprised of 307 employees; most were male; of age between 41 and 60 years, showing that the workforce has aged. Regarding the evaluation of the Working Capacity Index (WKI), a fair WCI was found for 58.9% of the interviewees; moderate WCI for 37.8%, and low WCI for 3.2%. The interviewees who reported any occupational lesion or disease corresponded to 84.3% of the sample; however, 12.3% reported that often, or sometimes, they found it necessary to reduce their rhythm at work due to a lesion or disease. Hence, workers’ health services must keep all workers at sight, especially considering their WCI.

Descriptors: Work Capacity Evaluation; Aging; Occupational Health; Occupational Health Nursing.

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Author Biographies

Aline Loiola Moura

Enfermeira. Londrina, PR, Brasil. E-mail: aline.loiola@yahoo.com.br.

Lucia Margarete dos Reis

Enfermeira. Londrina, PR, Brasil. E-mail: luciamargarete@gmail.com.

Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira, Doutora em Saúde Pública. Professora Titular do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Londrina, PR, Brasil. E-mail: vannuchi@sercomtel.com.br.

Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Associada do Departamento de Enfermagem da UEL. Londrina, PR, Brasil. E-mail: carmohaddad@gmail.com.

Rita de Cássia Domansky, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Enfermeira da Divisão de Assistência à Saúde da Comunidade da UEL. Londrina, PR, Brasil. E-mail: r.domansky@sercomtel.com.br.

Published

2013-03-31

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Original Article