Avaliação da percepção dos músicos de sopro sobre a qualidade de vida relacionada ao trabalho: um estudo de caso

Abstract

Background: Oral alterations caused by work practices are common in several occupations. Wind musicians routinely use musical instruments that require a strong lip closure. The latter may cause several orofacial alterations, which might affect the quality of life of these workers. Objective: To describe the perception of musicians (wind and non-wind instrumentalists) about the quality of working life and the impacts of oral health conditions on daily life. Materials and Methods: This observational, descriptive cross-sectional study targeted wind and non-wind instrumentalists working at two public institutions in the municipality of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The participants answered questionnaires of characterization, self-perception and quality of working life. Data was descriptively analyzed. Results: Data comparison showed that self-perception of the quality of working life was lower in the wind instrumentalists group than in the non-wind group in all aspects, except for physical domain/health. Satisfaction with oral health was also higher in the non-wind group. Issues reported by wind instrumentalists were the following: eating difficulties, anxiety and embarrassment with their teeth. All issues reported were higher in the wind group in comparison to the non-wind group. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated a worse perception of the quality of working life, lower satisfaction with oral health, and higher impact in oral health conditions in the daily life of wind instrumentalists. These are results from an initial investigation, which highlight relevant topics for further quantitative and qualitative research about the health of this group of workers.

Keywords: Occupational dentistry. Wind instrumentalists. Quality of working life. Occupational health.