Absenteísmo-doença entre docentes: o caso da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This dissertation was developed in the Graduate Program in Management and Evaluation of Public Education of the Public Policies Center and Education Evaluation and aimed to find out how the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) promotes health care for its teaching professionals, given the high rates of absenteeism caused by illness among these professionals, and given their importance for the development of Teaching, Research and Extension activities. The study was developed through the analysis of data referring to absences in the last six years, identifying the main diseases as well as mapping the sectors with the highest occurrence. From a qualitative study, it was intended to obtain, through the perception of the professors themselves, which factors related to the work environment contribute to the occurrence of absences, and also, how these professionals perceive the efforts made by the UFJF sectors for health promotion. Besides, semi-structured interviews were carried out with the actors who perform functions capable of exerting influence on the assistance and health promotion actions of teaching staff. Among the main health problems of professors, mental and behavioral disorders stood out. Through the analysis of the data obtained in the field and documentary research, we identified factors related to the work environment that presuppose the occurrence of absences, such as the overload of activities, due to the need for academic production and interpersonal relationship problems. Despite the existence of actions to promote the health of civil servants, the lack of recognition on the part of professors suggests limitations. In this scenario, an Educational Action Plan was proposed to indicate new ways, based on training courses and the strengthening of existing policies through dissemination campaigns.