Prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns em servidores técnico-administrativos em educação
Cynthia Araújo Mota, Alda Karoline Lima da Silva, Keyla Mafalda de Oliveira Amorim
Abstract
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