Citation

Cezar-Vaz MR, Soares JF, Figueiredo PP, Azambuja EP, Sant'anna CF, da Costa VZ. Rev. Lat. Am. Enfermagem 2009; 17(6): 961-967.

Affiliation

Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20126937

Abstract

This analytical and qualitative study aimed to identify how workers in the Family Health Strategy perceive the risks they are exposed to at work. Thematic analysis and the reference framework of the work process were used to examine the contents of interviews with 48 subjects (community health agents, nurses, nursing auxiliaries and physicians). The workers noticed the following risks: physical and moral violence, typical work accident, emotional exhaustion, lack of problem-solving ability and occupational disease. The results predominantly show the connection with the object / subject of the work and the social environmental characteristics of the related communities. The study adds to the body of knowledge and can systemize collective and individual technological processes for occupational health risk management in primary health care.

Language: en