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Factors associated with presenteeism due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Giselle de Santana Vilasboas Dantas1, Jefferson Paixão Cardoso2
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem e Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB) - Jequié (BA), Brazil.
Background:
Presenteeism associated to work-related musculoskeletal disorders is an important aspect of occupational health that can reveal important information regarding productivity and quality of life at work.
Objective:
To quantify and evaluate the factors associated to presenteeism due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods:
This is a crosssectional study that used data from the Brazilian National Survey of Health of 2013, involving 847 workers diagnosed with workrelated musculoskeletal disorders.
Results:
A multivariate analysis observed an association between presenteeism due to workrelated musculoskeletal disorders and income of a minimum wage or less (prevalence ratio 1.27, 95% confidence interval 1.02-1.60), intense physical activity at work (prevalence ratio 1.22, 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.37), and chronic diseases (prevalence ratio 1.23, 95% confidence interval 1.09-1.38).
Conclusions:
Our observations indicated a high incidence of presenteeism, which was associated to sociodemographic and occupational aspects, as well as to the workers' lifestyle and health conditions.
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