Analysis of the causal link between activity developed and occupational disease/ medical leaves of teaching servants at a the federal university of the central west brazilian

Abstract

This study aimed to carry out an analysis of the causal link between the activity developed and the illness process through the records of medical leave of effective/active servants of the teaching career who work at a Federal University in the Brazilian central west - in relation to the sexennium 2014-2019, as well as identifying the possible relationships between the illness and the workplace of these servers. The methodology used in the study included two steps: a) a survey of epidemiological data on the illness of faculty members and b) a quantitative analysis of institutional data referring to leaves/leaves for health treatment. Data analysis showed that the highest percentage of absences was included in the following categories of illness, in decreasing order of prevalence: “factors that influence health status and contact with health services” (ICD Z); “mental and behavioral disorders” (ICD F); “diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue” (ICD M). Such illnesses may be related to factors such as high demands for academic productivity in the university environment and the precarious physical structure of the university, associated with the absence of prevention and health promotion programs for faculty members in the academic area.