Formação docente sob a perspectiva da complexidade: um olhar sobre impactos nos distúrbios musculoesqueléticos e na qualidade de vida dos professores

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the impact of the program based on the perspective of complexity about the musculoskeletal diseases and the teachers’ quality of life. One hundred and ninety-three female teachers of Children and Elementary School from 3 towns in Santa Catarina took part in the research. The participants were divided into 2 groups, Group 1 (n=100) were made by teachers who did not take part in the program and Group 2 (n=93) by the ones who took part in the continuing program for 2 years. The Nordic Questionnaire of Musculoskeletal Symptoms was used to evaluate the Musculoskeletal Diseases and the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire to measure the quality of life. The results showed that the upper and the lower part of the back, neck, shoulders, and fists/hands were the most affected regions by the musculoskeletal diseases in both groups. When the musculoskeletal diseases are compared between the groups, the teachers in Group 1 showed higher frequency in the last 7 days which preceded the research (16.4%) compared to the teachers in Group 2 (10.7%) (p<0.05). In comparison with the perception of the quality of life between the groups, Group 2 showed better scores in the average of Physical domain (p<0.05), Psychological (p<0.01), Social Relations (0.05) and Environment (0.001) compared to Group 1. The perception of the quality of life in general (general QL) was better among the teachers in Group 2 when compared to Group 1 (0.001). To sum up, the Formation-Action in Creative Schools improved the health and quality of life of the Elementary School teachers.