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Six Years of Sick Leave Spells in a Group of University Civil Workers. Can Modern Work Bring Them a New Health Problem?

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  • Adriano Dias

    (Public Health Grade Program, Botucatu Medical School, Paulista State University, Botucatu, Sao Paulo 18618687, Brazil)

  • João Marcos Bernardes

    (Public Health Grade Program, Botucatu Medical School, Paulista State University, Botucatu, Sao Paulo 18618687, Brazil)

  • Miriam Malacize Fantazia

    (Public Health Grade Program, Botucatu Medical School, Paulista State University, Botucatu, Sao Paulo 18618687, Brazil)

  • Carlos Ruiz-Frutos

    (Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
    Safety and Health Posgrade Program, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Guayaquil 091650, Ecuador)

  • Juan Gómez-Salgado

    (Department of Nursing, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
    Safety and Health Posgrade Program, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Guayaquil 091650, Ecuador)

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyse sick leave episodes of a university’s collective of statutory workers in the State of São Paulo, between January 2010 and December 2015. For this, a descriptive study analysed 5776 registered spells of sick leave of four university units: agricultural sciences; human health, health and animal reproduction, and biological sciences; an administrative unit; and a university hospital. The medical expert assessment was carried out by general practitioners and psychiatrists who managed sick leave and return to work cases. Around 52% had up to three sick leave episodes, and 10% of the workers had 20 or more episodes. Each spell of sickness absence lasted a median of 30 days (IQR 8–60 days). Among all of sick leaves, 35% had as a primary cause mental or behavioural diseases, of which 30% were depressive disorders, followed by around 18% related to the musculoskeletal system and the connective tissues. In the medical reports, 80% of the workers reported pain and 30% reported psychological symptoms. The collective, seen as privileged by many for their job stability, has a high percentage of sick leave due to mental illness, with extended periods which affect the levels of disability and reduce possibilities of return.

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  • Adriano Dias & João Marcos Bernardes & Miriam Malacize Fantazia & Carlos Ruiz-Frutos & Juan Gómez-Salgado, 2018. "Six Years of Sick Leave Spells in a Group of University Civil Workers. Can Modern Work Bring Them a New Health Problem?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-14, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2018:i:1:p:17-:d:192347
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    1. Adriano Dias & Juan Gómez-Salgado & João Marcos Bernardes & Carlos Ruiz-Frutos, 2018. "Factors Affecting Sick Leave Duration for Non-Work-Related Temporary Disabilities in Brazilian University Public Servants," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-12, September.
    2. Maria Michela Gianino & Gianfranco Politano & Antonio Scarmozzino & Lorena Charrier & Marco Testa & Sebastian Giacomelli & Alfredo Benso & Carla Maria Zotti, 2017. "Estimation of sickness absenteeism among Italian healthcare workers during seasonal influenza epidemics," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(8), pages 1-12, August.
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