Work capacity evaluation among nursing aides

• Published in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 1177 - 1182
• Main Authors: Monteiro, Maria Silvia, Alexandre, Neusa Maria Costa, Milani, Daniela, Fujimura, Fernanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 01.10.2011; SciELO
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Auxiliares de enfermería; Cross-Sectional Studies; Estudios transversales; Evaluación de capacidad de trabajo; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; NURSING; Nursing Assistants; Salud laboral; Work Capacity Evaluation; Young Adult; Salud laboral; Avaliação da capacidade de trabalho; Nurses' aides; Auxiliares de enfermagem; Evaluación de capacidad de trabajo; Work capacity evaluation; Occupational health; Estudos transversais; Estudios transversales; Cross-sectional studies; Auxiliares de enfermería; Saúde do trabalhador
• ISSN: 0080-6234; 1980-220X; 0080-6234
• DOI: 10.1590/S0080-62342011000500021

Work force aging generates the need to develop studied with the purpose to evaluate work capacity. The objective of this study was to analyze the work capacity of the nursing aides of a public health institute. A cross-sectional study was developed on the work capacity of these professionals regarding their demographic, work and lifestyle characteristics (n=241). A univariate logistic regression analysis was performed with inadequate work capacity (score below 37) as the dependent variable. There was an association with age (the eldest), work time at the institution (the oldest), body mass index (obesity) and item 1 of the work capacities index: present work capacity. This information can be used to create preventive measures and restore work capacity.