title: [Description of workloads and fatigue experienced among health workers in a teaching hospital].
abstract: This is an exploratory, descriptive and quantitative study, based on the following categories: work process, workloads and fatigue in a teaching hospital in Curitiba in the southern region of Brazil. The article characterizes the load and stress experienced in a university hospital, based on a previous study entitled "System for monitoring the health of nursing workers" (SIMOSTE). The results show that females were the most affected (85.9%) and the most affected professionals were nursing assistants (53.1%). The highest number of sick leaves was due to diseases of the osteoarticular system (25.2%) and the most significant loads were mechanical and physiological with 33.06% each. These results may support intervention strategies in the policies directed toward the workers' health to ensure a better quality of life and consequently improve the quality of care provided to the user.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná--UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. lenisantana@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Leni de Lima
authors.initials: Lde L
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Fernanda Moura D'Almeida
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Márcia Eiko
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Karino
authors.forename: Patrícia Campos Pavan
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: Vanda Elisa Andres
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Felli
authors.forename: Leila Maria Mansano
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sarquis
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances