Urinary lithiasis in civil construction workers as a management indicator for health and improvement in personnel.
BACKGROUND
Empirical information provided by health care professionals acting in the first line of care report a constant increase in the number of civil construction workers that present painful acute conditions, in most cases associated with the existence of urinary tract calculi.


OBJECTIVE
Evaluating the prevalence of urinary lithiasis in civil construction workers, as a means to identify indicators for the management of health and personnel.


METHODS
Observational study based on directed questionnaire.


RESULTS
From the 94 participants, 18 (19%) were lithiasic, mostly due to overweight and reduced fluid intake.


CONCLUSIONS
The observed prevalence appeared to be two times greater than that of the general population. Thus, prevention for such condition gains relevance, in order to avoid discomfort for the worker, and also reduce costs due to absenteeism, improving productivity, benefiting the workers by performance and creating the perspective of an improved quality of life.
Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, renatoferraz@uninove.br.
Renato Ribeiro Nogueira
RR
Ferraz
Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, renatoferraz@uninove.br.
Simone
S
Aquino
D000328:Adult; D060389:Construction Industry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control