Work-related accidents, musculoskeletal pain, and health-related quality of life among Pantanal farm workers in Brazil and ganaderos in Mexico/Acidentes de trabalho, dor musculoesqueletica e qualidade de vida relacionada a saude entre peoes pantaneiros do Brasil e ganaderos do Mexico

• Published in: Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 287
• Main Authors: Fontoura-Junior, Eduardo Espindola, Guimaraes, Liliana Andolpho Magalhaes, Lira, Ezequiel Ramirez, Telles, Felipe Santoyo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Brasil
• ISSN: 1679-4435
• DOI: 10.47626/1679-4435-2022-639

Introduction: The agricultural and livestock production of Brazil and Mexico stand out in the global scenario. In this context, this economic activity is one of the most vulnerable, presenting alarming incidence and prevalence rates of work-related accidents and diseases. Objectives: This study characterized and compared the occurrence of occupational accidents and musculoskeletal pain, as well as the health-related quality of life of Pantanal farm workers (pantaneiros) in Brazil and their equivalents in Mexico--the ganaderos. This study included 100 farm workers of the Brazilian municipality of Aquidauana, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and the Mexican municipality of Atemajac the Brizuela, state of Jalisco. Methods: The research instruments used in this study were the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, a questionnaire on occupational accidents in rural areas, a sociodemographic and occupational questionnaire, and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Results: Among the participants, 84% of the Brazilians and 90% of the Mexicans suffered some type of accident; 48% of the Brazilians and 28% of the Mexicans reported lower back pain; and 36% of the Brazilians and 42% of the Mexicans reported knee pain. Both the Brazilian and Mexican workers had the best score (90.6) for emotional aspects of health-related quality of life, in contrast with their worst scores: pain (19.4 for Brazilian workers, 13.8 for Mexican workers). Conclusions: These indicators imply that these workers are exposed to risks of accidents, pain, and illnesses that interfere with their health-related quality of life. Keywords | occupational accidents; quality of life; occupational health; rural health; Pantanal. Introducao: O Brasil e o Mexico sao paises que se destacam na producao agropecuaria mundial. Neste contexto, essa atividade economica e uma das mais vulneraveis, pois apresenta preocupantes taxas de incidencia e prevalencia de acidentes e enfermidades relacionadas ao trabalho. Objetivos: Este estudo caracterizou e comparou a ocorrencia de acidentes de trabalho, dor musculoesqueletica e qualidade de vida relacionada a saude de pantaneiros do Brasil e de seus equivalentes do Mexico--os ganaderos. Foram incluidos um total de 100 trabalhadores rurais do municipio brasileiro de Aquidauana, estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, e do municipio mexicano de Atemajac de Brizuela, estado de Jalisco. Metodos: Utilizaram-se como instrumentos de pesquisa o Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, o Questionario de Acidentes de Trabalho em Ambiente Rural, o Questionario Sociodemografico e Ocupacional e o The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Resultados: Entre os participantes, 84% dos brasileiros e 90% dos mexicanos sofreram algum tipo de acidente; 48% dos brasileiros e 28% dos mexicanos relataram que sofrem de dor lombar; e 36% dos brasileiros e 42% dos mexicanos apontaram que sentem dor nos joelhos. Juntos, brasileiros e mexicanos obtiveram, em qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, o melhor escore (90,6) em aspectos emocionais, contrastando com o pior deles, a dor (19,4 brasileiros; 13,8 mexicanos). Conclusoes: Os indicadores obtidos sinalizaram que esses trabalhadores estao expostos a riscos de acidentes, dor e enfermidades que interferem na qualidade de vida relacionada a saude. Palavras-chave | acidentes de trabalho; qualidade de vida; saude do trabalhador; saude da populacao rural; Pantanal.