Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders in Technical-Administrative Staff in Education
Facing the increasing number of sickness absences caused by mental health issues, this study analyzed the relation between mental illness and work activity, identified the socio-professional profile of workers, checked the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) among them, and characterized t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Psicologia |
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| Online Access: | http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rpot/v20n1/v20n1a05.pdf |
| Summary: | Facing the increasing number of sickness absences caused by mental health issues, this study analyzed the relation
between mental illness and work activity, identified the socio-professional profile of workers, checked the prevalence
of common mental disorders (CMD) among them, and characterized their absenteeism from work. This descriptive,
quantitative, and cross-sectional study used a socio-professional questionnaire and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire
(SRQ-20). Its descriptive statistical analysis identified CMD prevalence of 37% among the 434 respondents (95%
confidence interval), as well as the association between the dependent variable and some contextual variables (p <
0.05): the expectation fulfillment of the workers in relation to the work; the work organization, conditions, and relations; and the assessment that the work produces suffering. It was concluded that there is a high prevalence of CMD
among the workers, and the work causes psychological suffering, imposing the need to take care of the workers as
well as the work. |
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| ISSN: | 1984-6657 1984-6657 |