Time trends of sick leave in Brazilian civil servants (1995-2005)

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Cunha, Jane Bittencourt²  Blank, Vera Lúcia G.¹  Boing, Antonio Fernando¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina;Secretaria de Estado da Administração do Estado de Santa Catarina

关键词: Public Sector;    Occupational Health;    Workers;    Health Profile;    Absenteeism;    Sick Leave;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2009000200012

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To analyze time trends of sick leave rates among state civil servants in theState Secretariats of Health and of Administration in Santa Catarina, Brazilfrom 1995 to 2005.
METHOD: This is an ecological study with secondary data. Rates of sickleave were calculated according to State Secretariat (Health and Administration),gender, and pathological groups. Prais-Winsten procedure was utilized to analyzetrends.
RESULTS: 40,370 absences were analyzed. The trend of sick leave rateswas decreasing for both State Secretariats (Health and Administration), whenconsidering both genders. Among women in the State Secretariat of Administration,the trend was that of stability. The rates were more elevated in the State Secretariatof Health. The average number of days of sick leave increased during the periodanalyzed. According to the pathological groups (ICD 10), the greatest rateswere the chapters V, XIII, XXI, XIX, and IX.
CONCLUSIONS: The decreasing trend in sick leave rates and the respectiveincrease in the average days of sick leave taken reflect changes in the morbidityprofile of state civil servants, with the predomination of mental disordersand osteo-muscular system diseases, which demand greater recovery time beforereturning to work. This study suggests greater investigation of the factorsassociated to the illness process underlying civil servants' health care policies.

【 授权许可】

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