Disability retirement among university public servants: epidemiological profile and causes

Abstract

Objective: To identify the epidemiological profi le and causes of disability pensions for university public servants. Method: A crosssectional and descriptive study, carried out with 40 retired employees due to disability of a public university. Sociodemographic, occupational and clinical data were obtained. The analyses were stratifi ed according to gender, considering a signifi cance level of 5%. Results: Disability pensions were more frequent among women (72.5%), aged up to 60 years (77.5%). Mental and behavioral disorders were mainly responsible for pensions (35%). There was a signifi cant difference between the sexes (p ≤ 0.05) for the variables: educational level, function performed by the worker and presence of dependents. Conclusion: The epidemiological profi le showed a higher frequency of female, married/stable marital status, aged between 51 and 60 years and up to 12 years of schooling. Chronic degenerative diseases were predominant among the causes for disability pensions. Descriptors: Retirement; Disability Insurance; University; Workers; Worker's Health. RESUMO Objetivo: Identifi car o perfi l epidemiológico e as causas das aposentadorias por invalidez de servidores públicos universitários. Método: Estudo transversal e descritivo, realizado com 40 servidores aposentados por invalidez de uma universidade pública. Foram obtidos dados sociodemográfi cos, ocupacionais e clínicos. As análises foram estratifi cadas segundo o sexo, considerando nível de signifi cância de 5%. Resultados: As aposentadorias por invalidez foram mais frequentes entre as mulheres (72,5%), com idade de até 60 anos (77,5%). As doenças mentais e comportamentais foram as principais responsáveis pelas aposentadorias (35%). Constatou-se diferença signifi cativa entre os sexos (p ≤ 0,05) para as variáveis: escolaridade, função exercida pelo trabalhador e presença de dependentes. Conclusão: O perfi l epidemiológico mostrou maior frequência do sexo feminino, estado civil casado/união estável, com idade entre 51 e 60 anos e até 12 anos de estudo. As doenças crônicas degenerativas foram predominantes entre as causas das aposentadorias por invalidez. Descritores: Aposentadoria; Seguro por Invalidez; Universidade; Trabalhadores; Saúde do Trabalhador. RESUMENObjetivo: Identifi car el perfi l epidemiológico y las causas de las jubilaciones por invalidez de funcionarios públicos universitarios. Método: Estudio transversal y descriptivo, realizado con 40 funcionarios jubilados por invalidez de una universidad pública. Fueron obtenidos datos socio demográfi cos, ocupacionales y clínicos. Los análisis fueron estratifi cados según el sexo, considerando nivel de signifi cancia de 5%. Resultados: Las jubilaciones por invalidez fueron más frecuentes entre las mujeres (72,5%), con edad hasta 60 años (77,5%). Las enfermedades mentales y conductoales fueron las principales responsables por las jubilaciones (35% 290Disability retirement among university public servants: epidemiological profile and causes Moreira AAO, et al.

Predictors of common mental disorders and psychiatric medication use among faculty members

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“…A. O. Moreira et al, 2018;Scheuch et al, 2015). The presence of CMD may both compromise the physical and mental health of the faculty members and bring losses to the institution since faculty members well-being exerts a great influence on the quality of the student teaching process (Baldaçara et al, 2015), and faculty members sickness may compromise the interpersonal relations and cause the removal of the faculty members to medical leave (Campos et al, 2020).…”

Profile of disability retirement among civil servants at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 2012–2016

“…The fact that mental and behavioral disorders were the main reason for disability retirement corroborates the idea that work environment in civil service might influence the mental health of servants. These conditions were also found to be the main cause for disability retirement in studies conducted in public university in Londrina, Brazil 20 , with retired employees in Kuopio and surrounding rural communities in eastern Finland (16.9%) 21 , Londrina ’s health care workers (45%) 22 , retired employees of Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, (11%) 23 , municipal civil servants in Uberlândia, Brazil (22.6%) 24 and school principals in Bavaria, Germany (45%) 25 .…”

Saúde mental e trabalho na universidade pública: uma revisão sistemática / Mental health and work at the public university: a systematic review

“…Alguns dos artigos destacaram o fator gênero como relacionado a maiores índices de adoecimento (n=6), identificando que as mulheres estão mais expostas ao sofrimento e ao adoecimento mental relacionados ao trabalho (Cacciari, Haddad & Dalmas, 2016;Borges & Lauxen, 2016;Hoffman, Zanini, Moura, Costa & Comoretto, 2017), bem como apresentam maior dificuldade para conciliar as demandas de trabalho e a vida familiar (Araújo et al, 2016). Tal conjuntura traz consequências para as servidoras, que vão desde a maior insatisfação com as condições de trabalho (Tundis & Monteiro, 2018) até a maior prevalência feminina na aposentadoria por invalidez (Moreira et al, 2018).…”