A epidemiologia dos "edifícios doentes"

Sterling, Theodor D.; Collett, Chris; Rumel, Davi

doi:10.1590/s0034-89101991000100012

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“…A broad spectrum of factors influences SA, including demographics, health systems, health status, and preventative occupational actions. By promoting prompt detection mechanisms, workers at risk can be readily identified and treated [1-3]. …”

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Occupational musculoskeletal and mental disorders as the most frequent associations to worker’s sickness absence: A 10-year cohort study

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BackgroundSickness absence (SA) is a complex phenomenon influenced by the health of the worker and socio-economic factors. An epidemiological study of SA has never been conducted for Brazilian university workers. This study aimed to determine the main diseases that are associated with SA and find out the average length of SA duration, and its variation among different staff members and between sexes over the 10-year study period.MethodsWe identified the main diseases responsible for SA in workers at a Brazilian federal university (UNIFESP) from January 1998 to August 2008 and grouped them according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10). Independent researchers assessed data collected from expert reports of the university Worker’s Health Division.ResultsDuring the period of our study, 1176 workers experienced sickness absence. After evaluating 7579 consultations, ICD10 distribution showed that musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (“M” axis) and mental and behavioral diseases (“F” axis) were the most important causes of SA, occurring in 47.3% (IC 95%; 44.15-49.8) of workers aged 46.2 (SD 10.1) years. Female workers represented 78.1% (IC 95%; 76-80.7) of all workers with SA, but men had higher proportional rates (Chi-square; p = 0.044). Longer SA periods were observed for illnesses related to neoplasms and infectious diseases.ConclusionsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders and mental and behavioral diseases were the most frequent cause of sickness absence. Men had an increased frequency of SA, and neoplasms and infectious disorders were associated with longer absences. Mostly, these are occupational disorders. A preventative research-focused agenda is desirable for a more accurate depiction of this population in the scope of policy-making. Our results for SA in Brazilian workers correspond with those of other studies worldwide.

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Occupational musculoskeletal and mental disorders as the most frequent associations to worker’s sickness absence: A 10-year cohort study

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“…Furthermore, it is necessary to pay attention to the question of the sick building syndrome (SBS), whose concept arises from the twentieth century when, in order to avoid the penetration of external pollution and to enable internal environmental conditioning, the architectural standards were changed to hermetically closed buildings, which constitute an atmosphere hostile to human health, as shown by research conducted by the World Health Organization -WHO (STERLING; COLLET; RUMEL, 1991). Dear and Brager (2002) find this, pointing to the natural ventilation of buildings as an efficient strategy for the promotion of thermal comfort, besides contributing to the reduction of symptoms associated with SBS.…”

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Bioclimatic Strategies for the City of Tangará Da Serra / Mt - Brazil

Dallastra¹,

Silva²,

Spinelli³

et al. 2019

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This paper aims to present the bioclimatic strategies for Tangará da Serra, located in the southwest region of the state of Mato Grosso. The focus of this research is to seek alternatives to ensure adequate thermal performance of buildings by promoting energy efficiency and environmental comfort. This work has a great relevance to the municipality since there are no publications that provide specific guidelines for the design of architectural projects adapted to the local climate. For this purpose, the bioclimatic chart of Tangará da Serra-Mato Grosso, was elaborated using climatic data collected from 2004 to 2017 by the meteorological station of the Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso. From this information, the monthly and annual averages were established, thus generating the provisional weather conditions of the region, which were inserted in the software Analysis Bio. Finally, the city's bioclimatic chart was obtained, which resulted in the annual periods in which the climate is considered comfortable, as well as the bioclimatic strategies to promote thermal comfort in buildings during periods of higher and lower temperatures. The result of this paper emphasizes the natural ventilation and the thermal inertia of the materials as the main strategies to be adopted in the design and construction of buildings in Tangará da Serra-Mato Grosso.

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“…No Brasil, este assunto começa a ser cada dia mais discutido pela imprensa e revistas científicas 9 . O presente trabalho procura mostrar que este problema já afeta trabalhadores brasileiros.…”

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Síndrome dos edifícios doentes em bancários

Santos¹,

Rumel

Martarello

et al. 1992

Rev. Saúde Pública

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. Esta síndrome está relacionada a avanços tecnológicos nos sistemas mecânicos de ventilação e climatização, aliado ao interesse econômico de plena utilização do terreno nas regiões centrais das grandes cidades (esses edifícios permitem a eliminação de vãos centrais utilizados para iluminação e ventilação).A arquitetura avança com estas novas possibilidades projetando altos edifícios com muito vidro, todos fechados, que vão fazer parte dos cartões postais de algumas cidades. As paredes internas desaparecem permitindo maior flexibilidade na organização e no controle do trabalho. Unidades de climatização e de ventilação operados manualmente desaparecem do cenário dos escritórios diminuindo a sobrecarga elétrica na fiação e conseqüentemente os riscos de incêndio.A possibilidade de criar microclimas artificiais permite obter condições de conforto em situações de temperaturas extremas. Edifícios fechados proliferam no Alasca e na Arábia Saudita. Num país de clima tropical esses ambientes podem proteger os trabalhadores dos efeitos adversos do calor.Fornecer um ambiente apropriado e agradável dentro de edifícios aos seus usuários, foi sempre um objetivo implícito em projetos arquitetônicos. Entretanto, os edifícios totalmente fechados incapacitaram os ocupantes a fazerem alterações voluntárias no ambiente interno para adequá-lo às suas necessidades.Em clima tropical como o da cidade de São Paulo, o vidro facilita a penetração das ondas de calor no interior dos edifícios. O posicionamento do sol em relação às faces do edifício pode provocar uma maior irradiação de calor em um dos lados em detrimento do outro.A poluição das ruas causadas pelo tráfego dos automóveis podem contaminar o ar respirado pelos ocupantes de escritórios localizados no subsolo ou primeiros andares de edifícios quando o funil de entrada de ar para esses ambientes localiza-se ao nível da rua.Durante o mesmo período proliferaram novos materiais sintéticos para a construção civil e mobi-

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A epidemiologia dos "edifícios doentes"

Cited by 10 publications

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Occupational musculoskeletal and mental disorders as the most frequent associations to worker’s sickness absence: A 10-year cohort study

Occupational musculoskeletal and mental disorders as the most frequent associations to worker’s sickness absence: A 10-year cohort study

Bioclimatic Strategies for the City of Tangará Da Serra / Mt - Brazil

Síndrome dos edifícios doentes em bancários

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