RT Journal Article
T1 Six years of sick leave spells in a group of university civilworkers. Can modernwork bring them a new health problem?
A1 Dias, Adriano
A1 Bernardes, João Marcos
A1 Malacize Fantazia, Miriam
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB The objective of this study is to analyse sick leave episodes of a university’s collective ofstatutory 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: agriculturalsciences; human health, health and animal reproduction, and biological sciences; an administrativeunit; and a university hospital. The medical expert assessment was carried out by general practitionersand psychiatrists who managed sick leave and return to work cases. Around 52% had up to threesick leave episodes, and 10% of the workers had 20 or more episodes. Each spell of sickness absencelasted a median of 30 days (IQR 8–60 days). Among all of sick leaves, 35% had as a primary causemental 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 theworkers reported pain and 30% reported psychological symptoms. The collective, seen as privilegedby many for their job stability, has a high percentage of sick leave due to mental illness, with extendedperiods which affect the levels of disability and reduce possibilities of return.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
SN 1660-4601 electrónico
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16047
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16047
LA eng
NO Dias, A., Bernardes, J., Fantazia, M., Ruiz-Frutos, C., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2018). Six Years of Sick Leave Spells in a Group of University Civil Workers. Can Modern Work Bring Them a New Health Problem? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010017
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026