Work ability among cleaning and hygiene’s workers of a public university hospital

Authors

  • Larissa Gutierrez da Silva Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Rita de Cássia Domansky Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Dagmar Willamowius Vituri Hospital Universitário de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v12i1.5788

Keywords:

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

Abstract

The ability to work is the basis of well-being for humans and its maintenance involves health and working conditions. This research had the purpose to verify the work capacity on cleaning and hygiene workers in a Public Teaching Hospital, using the Work Capacity Index (WCI). This is a quantitative approach study, descriptive-explorer kind, consummated in a Teaching Hospital of Paraná North, from March to June of 2008, through one questionary shaped by social, demographic and occupacional data, and the Work Capacity Index (WCI). The data was analyzed for the Epi Info 2002 program. The population was formed by 98 workers, where 82, 4% are older than 41 years old and 96, 9% are women. Considering the work capacity evaluation, 45,9% of interviewees achieved a good WCR, 23,5% achieved a very good, 22,4% achieved moderate and 8,2% low, with minimum score of 16 and maximum score of 49. The skeletal muscle diseases were the most mentioned. The factors related to the work capacity are multiple, this way, the actions for prevention and recovery of this capacity must be discussed and mediated between employees and employers, ensuring a chance to analyze the context and reflect about the work process.

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

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Author Biographies

Larissa Gutierrez da Silva, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Mestranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem (PSE) da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM). Maringá, PR.

Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da UEL. Londrina, PR.

Rita de Cássia Domansky, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Chefe da Divisão de Assistência à Saúde da Comunidade da UEL. Londrina, PR.

Dagmar Willamowius Vituri, Hospital Universitário de Londrina

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Coordenadora da Assessoria de Controle de Qualidade da Assistência de Enfermagem do Hospital Universitário de Londrina. Londrina, PR.

Published

2010-04-09

How to Cite

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da Silva LG, Haddad M do CL, Domansky R de C, Vituri DW. Work ability among cleaning and hygiene’s workers of a public university hospital. Rev. Eletr. Enferm. [Internet]. 2010 Apr. 9 [cited 2024 Jun. 16];12(1). Available from: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/5788

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