Consumo de alcohol en trabajadores de una industria en Monterrey, México

Abstract

This study aimed to describe alcohol consumption among 129 industrial workers. Data were collected by means of the instruments called AUDIT and CECA. The highest consumption rates were for 31-year old male workers, with 9.8 years of education, 5 years of work experience and married. The average consumption per occasion was between 3 and 4 drinks for 38.5%. 32.7% of the workers consumed 6 or more glasses per month. Consumption frequency per month was 2 or 4 times, 46.5% were dependent and damage had occurred in 55% of the workers and employees. The workers mentioned alcohol consumption during social meetings with friends (63.6%). Consequences of consumption were: physical fatigue (44.2%), physical problems (29.5%), decreased work performance (29.5%) and decreased reflexes (21.7%). The higher the alcohol consumption levels, the smaller the consequences of this consumption perceived by workers. Those workers mentioning that they did not consume alcohol were in the pre-contemplation stage.

Fatores sociodemográficos, comportamentais e de saúde associados à autopercepção de saúde positiva de idosos longevos residentes em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

“…The covariates studied were: 1. sociodemographic variables: age (in years); sex (male, female); marital status (single, married/together, separated/divorced, widower); housing (alone, accompanied); caregiver (no, yes); schooling (no formal education, incomplete elementary education, elementary education, high school education, higher education); skin color (white, black/black with light skin/yellow); currently works (no, yes), which was verified by the question "Do you currently have any paid work? "; and income in minimum wages (less than 1, 1 to 3, 4 to 6, > 6, with the minimum wage in 2009 being R$ 465.00, and in 2010, R$ 510.00); 2. health variables: cognitive decline as evaluated by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) validated in Brazil by Bertolucci et al 16 -MMSE is the most often used cognitive screening scale in the world, and it ranges from 0 to 30 points; the elderly individual's classification was given based on their level of schooling, where elderly people that probably did not have a cognitive deficit received values greater or equal to 19/20 points (elderly individuals with no formal schooling) and greater or equal to 23/24 points (elderly individuals with a formal education); and elderly people with a probable cognitive deficit had lower values than those mentioned 17 ; spinal disease (no, yes); arthritis and/or rheumatism (no, yes); cancer (no, yes); diabetes (no, yes); bronchitis and/or asthma (no, yes); systemic arterial hypertension (no, yes); cardiovascular diseases (no, yes); depression (no, yes); stroke (no, yes); stomach ulcer (no, yes); urinary incontinence (no, yes); and use of medications (no, yes); 3. behavioral variables: tobacco use (no, smoked and stopped, currently smokes); and alcohol use (no, moderate/high), which was evaluated by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 18 , through the first three questions of the instrument that refer to the quantity and frequency of regular or occasional alcohol use 19 . This instrument is currently one of the most widely used measures in the world to identify groups at risk, and to track the misuse of alcohol in clinical samples and in the general population 20 .…”

Consumo De Álcool Entre Os Trabalhadores Do Corte Da Cana-De-Açúcar: Prevalência E Fatores Associados

“…(2) O consumo excessivo de bebidas alcoólicas ocasiona, além de problemas econômicos, transtornos sociais e psicológicos, ao que se atribui a relevância do seu estudo e das possíveis causas. (3) A dependência envolve aspectos comportamentais, cognitivos e fisiológicos que se desenvolvem após o uso repetido. Nesse sentido, o consumo do álcool está associado a uma ampla variedade de doenças e problemas de ordem social e jurídica.…”

“…A prática tem causado riscos substanciais e, eventualmente, danos para o indivíduo, entre os quais se incluem intoxicações, dependência física ou psíquica, além de, muitas vezes, afetar as suas relações sociais e laborais, representando um imenso problema para muitas sociedades em todo o mundo. (3,4) Nas situações de trabalho, são considerados fatores de risco para o consumo do álcool as atividades socialmente desprivilegiadas e/ou onde a tensão é constante. Isto ocorre como um mecanismo de defesa, uma fuga do sofrimento mental, da sobrecarga emocional e mesmo das condições de trabalho, tornando o consumo do álcool uma "válvula de escape", um aliado para o alívio da tensão, do desprazer e do sofrimento, induzindo a quadros graves de dependência alcoólica.…”

Questionários sobre o uso de álcool e drogas entre trabalhadores: revisão da literatura

“…O uso e abuso de drogas lícitas e ilícitas, principalmente o álcool, por trabalhadores, tem se constituído em preocupação por parte das empresas, em função do prejuízo observado na produção (3) .…”