Análise das relações entre trabalho e saúde no setor da radioterapia

Abstract

It was the main goal of this investigation to analyze the relations between work and health, in the radiotherapy department, starting from the premise that the way how work is performed has an impact in the workers’ health. Particularly, the intention was to understand how the radiotherapy professionals evaluated their work conditions, which was their perception on their health and the type of relationship that was established between their health and their work. This investigation, of qualitative nature, was developed in a health organization, counting with the participation of nine workers with distinct functions. The Work and Health Inquiry [INSAT_2010] (Barros, Cunha, & Lacomblez, 2010) was the privileged instrument used for the data collection. It was concluded that the radiotherapy professionals evaluated their work conditions as being satisfactory, without establishing a direct connection between their health and the exercise of their professional activity. However, when explicitly questioned about certain health problems and their relation with work, the participants identified work as the source of several health problems, namely, musculoskeletal problems, backache, varicose vains and numbness of the limbs. The general conclusions of this investigation demonstrated, once again, that the relation established between the workers’ health and their professional activity isn’t evident, but yet guided by several complexities.

Date of Award	24 Jul 2014
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Joana Fernandes (Supervisor) & Liliana Maria da Silva Cunha (Co-Supervisor)