Aging And Work Ability Of Workers Of A University Hospital's Cleaning And Hygiene Service [envelhecimento E Capacidade Para O Trabalho Dos Trabalhadores De Higiene E Limpeza Hospitalar]

This study was conducted with the cleaning personnel of a university hospital in the city of Campinas, State of São Paulo. These are public employees whose work is mainly physical: cleaning is a job that requires heavy physical work; in addition, workers are also exposed to chemical products. The objective of this survey was to evaluate the work ability of cleaners from different age groups, for which was used the Work Ability Index, an instrument developed by Finnish researchers. The sample was comprised of 69 workers who answered the questionnaire: 21.7% have excellent work ability; 31.9% good; 31.9% moderate; and 14.5% poor. The most frequently reported diseases with medical diagnosis were: lesion due to accidents, musculoskeletal disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. The members of the older group ranked lower in the Work Ability Index and reported a larger number of diseases, which therefore affected their work ability.412237244Andrade, C.B., Monteiro-Cocco, M.I., (1999) Trabalho, envelhecimento e qualidade de vida: Relatório final de iniciação científica, , Campinas: SAE/Unicamp;Silvestre JA, Kalache A, Ramos L, Veras RP. O envelhecimento populacional e o setor saúde. Arq Geriatr Gerontol. 19961(1):81-9(1993) Él envejecimiento y la capacidad de trabajo: Informe de un grupo de estudio de la OMS, , Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS, Ginebra: OMS;Tuomi, K., Ilmarinen, J., Martikainen, R., Aalto, L., Klockars, M., Aging, work, life-style and work ability among Finnish municipal workers in 1981-1992 (1997) Scand J Work Environ Health, 23 (SUPPL. 1), pp. 58-65Costa, G., Trabalho e envelhecimento. (2001) Rev Proteção, pp. 46-55. , fevNielsen J, Kopf T, Ambrosi B, Hopsu L, Søgaard K, Dittmann A, et al. Occupational health, individual capacities and work ability. In: Krüger D, Louhevaara V, Nielsen J, Scheider T. Risk assessment and preventive strategies in cleaning work. Hamburg: Polytechnical University Hamburg1997. p. 53-121Tuomi, K., Ilmarinen, J., Jahkola, A., Katajarinne, L., Tulkki, A., Índice de Capacidade para o Trabalho. Tradução de Fischer FM (1997) Helsinque: Instituto Finlandês de Saúde OcupacionalAlmeida A Filho, Rouquayrol MZ. Introdução à epidemiologia moderna. 2a ed. Belo Horizonte: Coopmed1992Tuomi, K., Ilmarinen, J., Seitsamo, J., Huuhtanen, P., Martikainen, R., Nygard, C.-H., Summary of the Finnish research project (1981-1992) to promote the health and work ability of aging workers (1997) Scand J Work Environ Health, 23 (SUPPL. 1), pp. 66-71Chillida, M.S.P., Monteiro-Cocco, M.I., Saúde do trabalhador & terceirização: Perfil de trabalhadores de serviço de higiene e limpeza hospitalar (2004) Rev Lat Am Enferm, 12 (2), pp. 271-276Fischer, F.M., Unveilling factors that contribute to fuctional aging among health care shiftworkers in São Paulo, Brazil (2002) Experimental Aging Res, 28 (1), pp. 73-86Duran, E.C.M., Monteiro-Cocco, M.I., Capacidade para o trabalho entre trabalhadores de enfermagem do pronto-socorro de um hospital universitário (2004) Rev Lat Am Enferm, 12 (1), pp. 43-49Bellusci, S.M., Fischer, F.M., Envelhecimento funcional e condições de trabalho em servidores forenses. (1999) Rev Saúde Pública, 33 (6), pp. 602-609Ilmarinen, J., Tuomi, K., Klocars, M., Changes in work abillity of active employees over an 11-year period (1997) Scand J Work Environ Health, 23 (SUPPL. 1), pp. 49-57Monteiro MS. Envelhecimento e capacidade para o trabalho entre os trabalhadores brasileiros. [tesel. São Paulo: Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo1999Monteiro, M.I., Chillida, M.S.P., Bargas, E.B., Educação continuada em um serviço terceirizado de limpeza de um hospital universitário. (2004) Rev Lat Am Enferm, 12 (3), pp. 541-548Sarquis, L.M., Felli, V.E., Acidentes de trabalho com instrumentos perfurocortantes com trabalhadores de enfermagem. (2002) Rev Esc Enferm USP, 36 (3), pp. 222-23