Absence and returning to work: reports of municipal public workers

Authors

  • Ana Carolina Toniolo Prefeitura Municipal de Piracicaba
  • Isabela Aparecida de Oliveira Lussi Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-6149.v27i2p123-130

Keywords:

Work, Return to work, Mental disorders, Occupational health.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine which one support workers away from mental and behavioral disorders received at time of absence from work, but especially in returning activities after receiving sickness benefit granted by the INSS. Participants were seven
employees of a municipal government in the state of São Paulo, which got to return to work activities after being away for 30 days or more with a primary diagnosis of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, from January 2008 to December, 2012. Data collection was done through filling in a protocol for personal, professional and related to the removal and return
to work and the application of a semi-structured interview. For data analysis the technique of thematic analysis was used. The results showed that the participants identified family, friends, health and from the municipal government professionals and themselves as support during removal and return to work activities.

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Carolina Toniolo, Prefeitura Municipal de Piracicaba
    Terapeuta Ocupacional pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2010). Mestre em Terapia Ocupacional pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de São Carlos - PPGTO/UFSCar (2014). Terapeuta Ocupacional da Prefeitura Municipal de Piracicaba.
  • Isabela Aparecida de Oliveira Lussi, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
    Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar, desde setembro de 2005, vinculada ao Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional, ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Terapia Ocupacional e ao Núcleo Multidisciplinar e Integrado de Estudos, Formação e Intervenção em Economia Solidária (NuMI-EcoSol) de São Carlos-UFSCar.

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Published

2016-08-17

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Toniolo, A. C., & Lussi, I. A. de O. (2016). Absence and returning to work: reports of municipal public workers. Revista De Terapia Ocupacional Da Universidade De São Paulo, 27(2), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-6149.v27i2p123-130