Banca de DEFESA: ANA PAULA CÂNDIDO DE OLIVEIRA

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STUDENT : ANA PAULA CÂNDIDO DE OLIVEIRA
DATE: 20/12/2023
TIME: 09:30
LOCAL: Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia
TITLE:

Work Ability and the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in a socially vulnerable community in Salvador/BA.

KEY WORDS:

Workers; Work Capacity Evaluation; COVID-19; Vulnerability; SARS-CoV-2

PAGES: 110
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUMMARY:

Introduction: Work ability is a subjective construct and is related to the worker's
physical, mental, and social demands. It may have been negatively impacted by the
social and economic exacerbations caused by the pandemic.
Objectives: To know work ability, in a context of social vulnerability, during the
COVID-19 pandemic, identify potential associations with work ability and to analyze
the factors associated with inadequate work ability.
Methodology: Cross-sectional study, carried out in the Alto das Pombas neighborhood,
Salvador-BA, which included 504 participants aged 16 years or older, 292 of whom
were workers, with the collection of sociodemographic, health, labor, and Work
Capacity Index data. Data collection took place from February to June 2022.
Multivariate analyzes and a hierarchical model were used to investigate factors
associated with inadequate WAI.
Results: The study revealed that adequate work ability was predominant. In the
multivariate analyses, gender and age were considered as control variables. The results
showed an association between inadequate work ability and moderate, poor/very poor
self-rated health, as well as the presence of diabetes. Working more than 40 hours per
week was identified as a protective factor against inadequate work ability.
Conclusion: The study revealed a high prevalence of adequate work ability, raising
questions about whether the pandemic selected people with better skills or whether the
positive bias in the ability index can be attributed to having a source of income during
the socioeconomic crisis. The results highlight the complexity of the relationship
between work ability, employment, income, and socioeconomic factors, requiring
further analysis for a complete understanding.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - 1224175 - FERNANDO RIBAS FEIJO
Presidente - 1369353 - GUILHERME DE SOUSA RIBEIRO
Interna - 2058901 - KIONNA OLIVEIRA BERNARDES SANTOS
Externa ao Programa - 1050390 - SAMILLY SILVA MIRANDA - null