Workplace violence in the Psychosocial Care Centers of a city in the state of São Paulo.

INTRODUCTION: Workplace violence against health care professionals is a highly prevalent problem and is considered a public health concern by the World Health Organization. Yet most studies on the topic focus on its negative impact on the mental health of workers rather than the causes of these incidents. OBJECTIVES: To describe the frequency of workplace violence and its impact on professionals working in Psychosocial Care Centers (Centros de Atenção Psicossocial [CAPS]) in a large city in the state of São Paulo. METHODS: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on a non-probabilistic sample of 193 health care workers across 11 Psychosocial Care Centers. Participants completed two self-administered instruments: a biosocial questionnaire and the Survey Questionnaire on Workplace Violence. RESULTS: The results showed that 42.4% of respondents had suffered physical violence; 64.8% had experienced psychological violence; and 29.5% had been victims of bullying/mobbing. In most cases, the victims responded to these incidents by taking no action, asking the perpetrator to stop, or speaking of the incident to a colleague or superior. A verbal warning was issued to perpetrators in only 21% of cases of physical violence. Mobbing had the greatest negative impact on respondents, followed by psychological and physical violence. CONCLUSIONS: Workplace violence is a part of everyday work in Psychosocial Care Centers. Though this violence is often naturalized and considered a collective defense against suffering, it did not prevent participants from reporting high levels of job satisfaction, reflecting the degree to which professionals at Psychosocial Care Centers are committed to their colleagues and to service users, as well as their search for professional recognition.

Prevalência do presenteísmo em trabalhadores de uma indústria / Prevalence of presentism in workers of an industry

Contexto: Comparecer ao trabalho doente com medo de perder o emprego é um comportamento frequentemente adotado pelos trabalhadores. O presenteísmo é um problema emergente, cujas repercussões socioeconômicas têm despertado a atenção de pesquisadores em diversas áreas e a preocupação de gestores por ser difícil de ser percebido. Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência de presenteísmo entre os trabalhadores em uma indústria do setor alimentício. Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico, de corte transversal, com população de 1.224 trabalhadores, com aplicação da Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) como método de investigação do presenteísmo. Resultados: A avaliação do presenteísmo apontou que 30,6% da amostra teve um comportamento presenteísta nos últimos 12 meses e o SPS-6 identificou que 50,9% desses trabalhadores são presenteístas. Observou-se uma associação significativa do presenteísmo entre os trabalhadores sedentários, com excesso de peso, e alguns sintomas autorreferidos. Conclusão: Os resultados da elevada prevalência de presenteísmo e a associação entre sedentarismo e sintomas osteomusculares confirmam a relevância do tema e o impacto negativo para a saúde dos trabalhadores.

Context: Going to work ill has been a common behavior for workers. The presenteeism is a rising problem, and its economical and social repercussions have awaked the researchers' attention in diverse areas and, being difficult to perceive, it cause concern to managers. Objective: To determine the presenteeism prevalence at a food industry. Method: Transversal epidemiological study, cross-sectional, on population of 1,224 workers applying the Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) as a presenteeism research method. Results: In the last 12 months, 30,6% of the workers showed presenteeist behavior and the evaluation by SPS-6 found presenteeism prevalence of 50,9% on this sample. A significant association of presenteeism between sedentary, overweight and self-reported symptoms was observed. Conclusion: The results of the high prevalence of presenteeism and the association between sedentary lifestyle and musculoskeletal symptoms confirm the relevance of the issue and the negative impact on the health of workers.

Prevalence of presenteeism among workers of an industrial company.

BACKGROUND: Attending work when sick for fear of losing the job is common among workers. Presenteeism is a rising problem, which has called the attention of researchers from different fields; being difficult to notice, it also raised concerns among managers. OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of presenteeism at a food industrial company. METHOD: Cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted with 1,224 workers, with application of Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) as method to investigate presenteeism. RESULTS: Presenteeism was adopted by 30.6% of the analyzed workers along the previous 12 months. The prevalence of presenteeism detected through SPS-6 was 50.9% for the full sample. Significant association was found between presenteeism and sedentarism, overweight and some self-reported symptoms. CONCLUSION: The detected high prevalence of presenteeism and its association with sedentary lifestyle and musculoskeletal symptoms confirm the relevance of presenteeism and its negative impact on the health of workers.

CONTEXTO: Comparecer ao trabalho doente com medo de perder o emprego é um comportamento frequentemente adotado pelos trabalhadores. O presenteísmo é um problema emergente, cujas repercussões socioeconômicas têm despertado a atenção de pesquisadores em diversas áreas e a preocupação de gestores por ser difícil de ser percebido. OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência de presenteísmo entre os trabalhadores em uma indústria do setor alimentício. MÉTODOS: Estudo epidemiológico, de corte transversal, com população de 1.224 trabalhadores, com aplicação da Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) como método de investigação do presenteísmo. RESULTADOS: A avaliação do presenteísmo apontou que 30,6% da amostra teve um comportamento presenteísta nos últimos 12 meses e o SPS-6 identificou que 50,9% desses trabalhadores são presenteístas. Observou-se uma associação significativa do presenteísmo entre os trabalhadores sedentários, com excesso de peso, e alguns sintomas autorreferidos. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados da elevada prevalência de presenteísmo e a associação entre sedentarismo e sintomas osteomusculares confirmam a relevância do tema e o impacto negativo para a saúde dos trabalhadores.