2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-62342011000500021
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Work capacity evaluation among nursing aides

Abstract: Work force aging generates the need to develop studied with the purpose to evaluate work capacity. The objective of this study was to analyze the work capacity of the nursing aides of a public health institute. A cross-sectional study was developed on the work capacity of these professionals regarding their demographic, work and lifestyle characteristics (n=241). A univariate logistic regression analysis was performed with inadequate work capacity (score below 37) as the dependent variable. There was an associ… Show more

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“…One must ask the reasons why staff in general and nurses in particular retire early. The literature suggests that capacity to work is affected as staff grows older (15) with older people needing longer periods to recover from health problems than young people (15). The majority of nurses claim to be most affected by musculoskeletal conditions (11,17,18) pathologies which begin to emerge in their 40s and 50s (11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One must ask the reasons why staff in general and nurses in particular retire early. The literature suggests that capacity to work is affected as staff grows older (15) with older people needing longer periods to recover from health problems than young people (15). The majority of nurses claim to be most affected by musculoskeletal conditions (11,17,18) pathologies which begin to emerge in their 40s and 50s (11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As características individuais, como a idade, estavam relacionadas ao envelhecimento cronológico do trabalhador e, associados aos demais fatores, refletem-se no envelhecimento precoce, diminuindo significativamente a capacidade para o trabalho 18,28,38,48 . O sexo feminino esteve associado aos piores escores do ICT em comparação ao masculino.…”
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“…O sexo feminino esteve associado aos piores escores do ICT em comparação ao masculino. Um dos fatores relacionados a isso pode ser a presença do trabalho doméstico, representando aumento na jornada total de trabalho das mulheres 14,20,38,46 . Outra característica é a escolaridade.…”
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