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- Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Promote Workers Global Health Status in the Oil Industry, Brazil (2006–2015)Publication . Viterbo, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Costa, André SantanaThis study intends to analyse the behaviour of epidemiological variables of workers in an oil industry of Bahia, Brazil, before and after implementation of interdisciplinary practices in occupational health assessments between 2006 and 2015. This is a retrospective longitudinal study carried out in two time periods. Data were collected from the workers electronic medical record and time trends were analysed before (2006–2010) and after (2011–2015) the implementation of the interdisciplinary practices focusing on health promotion. The data were complementarily compared to a control group from the same industry.A statistically significant reduction for data on the number of smokers, periodontal disease and of days away from work was obtained. A significant increase in the number of physically active subjects was also observed. While not statistically significant, a reduction in the number of workers with obesity and overweight, with caries and altered glycemia, was identified. Coronary risk and high blood pressure indicators have shown aggravation. It can be concluded that an interdisciplinary health approach during the annual occupational assessments, with action directed to the population needs, can be associated with the improvement of the health indicators assessed, contributing to increased worker productivity in the oil industry.
- The influence of social relations, leisure and drug use on mental health of oil industry workers in BrazilPublication . Viterbo, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari; Costa, André Santana; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Dinis, Maria Alzira PimentaThe objective of this study was to investigate the influence of social relations, leisure and drug use on the mental health of workers in the oil industry of Bahia, Brazil. It is a descriptive, retrospective research, developed in 2018, involving 622 workers from an occupational health service, to whom the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and a socioeconomic questionnaire were applied. Men (90.2%), aged between 50-59 years (45.6%), married (54.9%) and with a mean level of schooling (64.2%) prevailed in this study. Of the participants, 50% drink less than once a month and about 90% never smoked. An association between loss of interest in things and increase in alcohol consumption was identified (p < 0.05). Another association can be found between feeling nervous, tense or worried and increasing tobacco consumption (p < 0.05). In almost 95% of the participants, components of the family environment that positively interfere with health were identified, as well as the use of social and leisure environments to maintain and recover health. Social and leisure relations positively influence the mental health of the studied group, and alcohol and tobacco consumption are associated with common mental disorders (CMD).