O trabalho de motoristas caminhoneiros e sua relação com a saúde: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

Truck drivers are part of a very important professional category as they are agents that help move the national economy. The present work seeks to understand how the aspects and working conditions of these professionals interfere in their health. This is a bibliographic review with research in the bases of virtual libraries: Google Scholar, Pepsic, Periodical CAPES and SciElo. Published studies indicate that truck drivers are often associated with symptoms of stress, anxiety, burnout syndrome, psychological distress, substance abuse, depression and other psychological disorders, due to how their work is constituted and organized. In the selected texts, a high risk of accidents, ergonomic risks and psychosocial risks was identified, arising from long working hours, unfavorable road conditions, distance from living with family and friends, among other factors, which shows the vulnerability and the high risk of this profession.