RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 0047 Health disorders between nursing staff in a public hospital of Sao Paulo
JF Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JO Occup Environ Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP A64
OP A65
DO 10.1136/oemed-2014-102362.201
VO 71
IS Suppl 1
A1 Patricia Baptista
A1 Carolina Bernardes
A1 Thatiana Coa
A1 Vanda Felli
A1 Marcelo Pustiglione
A1 Ruth Munhoz
YR 2014
UL http://oem.bmj.com/content/71/Suppl_1/A64.3.abstract
AB Objectives This study aimed to identify the injuries and disorders occurred with the nursing staff through the Surveillance System for Nursing Workers Health -SIMOSTE and describe the consequences of injuries. Method This is an exploratory and quantitative study conducted in a public hospital of Sao Paulo. The data were collected by a software, the Surveillance System for Nursing Workers Health -SIMOSTE in the period December 2012 to March 2013. Results The Surveillance System for Nursing workers Health identified 1847 injuries in the period December 2012 to March 2013. There were prevalence of occurrence between nurses (80.94%) and musculoskeletal diseases were the most prevalent (34.70%), followed by diseases of the respiratory tract (13.05%). Regarding the consequences, observed 10.67% of accidents and 86.63% of medical licenses. Conclusions The data point to the need for development of new shares surveillance focused on the notification of occupational accidents and work-related diseases, and prevention of diseases. The Surveillance system is a technology capable to operationalize institutional policies regarding occupational health and the valuing of human resources, considering that monitoring and analysing the workers’ health situation is an indispensible action for the planning of strategies to promote the improvement of their working conditions.