Hábitos saudáveis e capacidade para o trabalho em trabalhadores do serviço hospitalar de limpeza

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the relation between healthy habits and work ability of hospital cleaning staff in a university hospital from Rio Grande do Sul. It is a cross-sectional research with quantitative approach developed with 157 workers, from March to April 2013. It was used the Perception of Healthy Habits Questionnaire (QPHAS), and the Brazilian version of Index of Work Capacity (ICT). Data analysis was developed on the software PASW 18.0, through descriptive and multivariate statistics. It was found 87.9% of workers to be female, aged average 39,9 years old (±9,8); 38,9% with high school education; average of family income per capita lower than the national minimum wage (average 0.86 (±0.47), minimum of 0.20 and maximum 2.95 wages); 65.6% cleaning servants; 4.4%, Material cleaning helpers; with an average of 32.5 months (±48.9) of working at the institution; 58.6% needed medical assistance last year, 6.4%, of psychological following and 51% used medication. Regarding to perception of healthy habits, 67.5% of the workers had high perception. Dimensions in body weight control, diet and physical activity QPHAS, respectively, 70.7%, 73.9% and 68.8% showed high awareness of healthy habits. With respect to capacity for the current job, 36.6% identified as 10 score perceived , in relation to the physical and mental demands 44.4% and 63.5% respectively showed how good the current capacity to work, 29.9% showed no disease diagnosed by a physician, 56.1% reported not having impediment to his current work in relation to their illness or injury, 56.7% showed no absence from work; 77.7% reported the ability to be good two years from now they can play their current job, 54.8% reported being always satisfied with the daily activities of their work, 71% reported feeling constantly full of hope for the future; 79.6% had good/great capacity for work, and 20.4% low/moderate. Revealed a low positive correlation between ICT and power dimensions (r = 0.174, p = 0.029) and physical activity (r = 0.207, p = 0.009) and overall score QPHAS (r = 0.179, p = 0.025). After adjustment for confounding factors (p <0.25) factors, not having time for leisure was associated with reduced work ability (OR = 2.26, 95% CI 1.268 to 4.015, p = 0.006). These results can inform the planning of promotion and prevention of health hazards to workers Housekeeping, Hospital, contributing to the maintenance of work ability.