Saúde dos Profissionais de Enfermagem que atuam no Programa de Assistência Domiciliar Melhor em Casa: análise dos riscos ergonômicos físicos e condições de trabalho

Abstract

Introduction: The outlook for population growth is that in the coming years the number of elderly people over 65 will double, and chronic degenerative diseases will occupy a prominent place. There will be an overload on the traditional healthcare model. Home Care as a strategic point of care for health care has great potential in caring for patients who require longitudinal, comprehensive, continuous and humanized care. Health professionals within the home environment are faced with challenges that involve physical, psychological and social demands. It is necessary to know how the organization of teams and care are taking place in AD, to propose and adapt the work environment to the worker. Objective: to understand the ergonomic risks arising from work with Nursing professionals who work in the Melhor em Casa Program in the city of Uberlândia – MG. Method: observational, analytical descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach carried out with 14 nurses and 12 nursing technicians. A questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects prepared by the researchers was applied, the Nordic Questionnaire of Musculoskeletal Symptoms, which identifies the prevalence of complaints of musculoskeletal pain in the nursing team and the REBA Table, Rapid Whole-Body Assessment, in Portuguese. Results: The participant group is predominantly made up of female professionals (70%), aged between 27 and 63 years old. 61% reported that they were away from work, and of these, 30% were away due to musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases. In the Nordic Questionnaire of Musculoskeletal Symptoms analysis, the main regions of the body that presented problems such as pain, tingling and numbness in the last 12 months were the upper and lower back, respectively, which corresponds to 43.3%, followed by the neck region (34.7%). In the REBA assessment, a very high risk was identified for the activities carried out by nursing professionals, requiring immediate intervention. Conclusion: the study showed that nursing professionals face ergonomic risks arising from the work routine they are subjected to, such as the lack of adequate furniture, excessive physical demands and inadequate postures when carrying out procedures.