Investigação do absenteísmo-doença entre os servidores da Secretaria de Saúde do Município de Uberaba-MG

Abstract

The sickness absenteeism means absence from work because of some disease, in a sick leave. In public space there is a strong perception of the sickness absenteeism, which is part of the labor’s daily of the public servers and managers, meaning challenges of attendance and of confrontation. The purpose of this research was the investigation of the sickness absenteeism among the public servers of the Health Secretary in the City of Uberaba – Minas Gerais state and the presentation of an action plan for the sickness absenteeism. A case study and interviews were carried out with 28 workers from the health department of the Health Secretary in the City of Uberaba – Minas Gerais state. Documentary analysis of general reports of absence from work in this public sector was also carried out, covering the period from January 2010 to December 2020. The interviews conducted with public servers from the Health Secretary in the City of Uberaba – Minas Gerais state pointed out the need for strengthening of attention to sickness absenteeism and to public servers in health recovery, maintenance and prevention perspective. The documents analysis that revelead in the selected time frame were registered 19.198 sick leaves, that resulted in 168.564 indemnified days and that the top ten motivations of absence from work represent 92,4% of that total. The sick leaves due to mental and behavioral disorders are the biggest cause of absence from work and are equivalent to 29,4% of the indemnified days. The second cause of sick leave was based on musculoskeletal diseases, equivalent to 25,2% of the total in the study period. This research proposed an action plan for the Health Secretary in the City of Uberaba – Minas Gerais state, including reactive and proactive actions for the confrontation of the sickness absenteeism. This Action Plan can serve as a reference for the sickness absenteeism approach and can revert to short-term results, such as the perception of professional value by individuals, and to medium and long-term effects, such as increasing the quality of life in the work and the preservation of occupational health.