O ruído e a qualidade de vida na perspectiva de trabalhadores de postos de combustíveis

Abstract

Purpose: to evaluate the understanding of noise and the perception about quality of life of gas station workers. Methods: this is an exploratory study with a sample of 32 employees, of both sexes from three gas stations of a country town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected during the activities allusive to the International Noise Awareness Day, in April 2015, by a questionnaire on noise and hearing health and by the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref).Results: most workers reported not having a hearing loss, discomfort or pain when subjected to noise. However, they believe that exposure to noise can lead to hearing loss as well as tinnitus and dizziness. The working environment was indicated as noisy, but the workers do not perceive noise producers and do not adopt preventive measures. Concerning the quality of life, the lowest score was for the environmental domain, in both sexes and age equal and less than 30 years. Conclusion: the study allowed to understand that the majority of workers does not have significant knowledge about the need for protective measures against noise; also showed that the environmental domain was the most compromised in the perception of employees on quality of life.

Implications of health conditions on rural soybean workers’ quality of life

“…Thus, it was identified that, among the rural workers investigated, noise was configured as a stressor factor. This relationship was also presented in other studies (35)(36) , in which the presence of excessive noise was also observed in the work environment.…”

Efeitos auditivos em trabalhadores expostos a ruído no ramo industrial de embalagens

“…A amostra do estudo foi composta majoritariamente por sujeitos do sexo masculino (59,6%) (Tabela 1). DUARTE et al, 2015;OLIVEIRA et al, 2015;LIMA;SOARES, 2015;BOGER;BARRETO, 2015;POMMEREHN et al, 2016).…”

Implicações das condições de saúde na qualidade de vida de trabalhadores rurais da soja

“…Assim, identificou-se que, entre os trabalhadores rurais investigados, os ruídos configuraram-se como fator estressor. Essa relação também foi apresentada em outras pesquisas (35)(36) , nas quais também se observou a presença do excesso de ruídos no ambiente laboral.…”