Proposals to Reduce Illness Absenteeism in a Municipal Health Services Institution

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Abstract

The objective was to investigate the illness absenteeism among workers in a municipal health service institution in the city of Uberaba – MG, and present proposals to reduce it. A documental analysis and case study were carried out involving information on sick leave that occurred in the period from 2010 to 2020. Document analysis revealed that 19,198 incidents of sick leave were registered in the period covered, equivalent to 168,564 indemnified days. Sick leave for mental and behavioral disorders were the main cause of absence from work being followed by those resulting from musculoskeletal diseases. In order to obtain a sampling of the perception of health service employees regarding sickness  absenteeism, interviews were carried out in February and March 2021 with 28 of its workers. Based on document analysis and verification of the content of the interviews, proposals were presented that aim to collaborate to face sickness absenteeism by the municipal health service institution.

Keywords: sickness absenteeism, mental and behavioral disorders, health care licenses.

Author Biographies

  • Célia Matayoshi Calixto, Uberaba City Council, Brazil

    Mestre em Administração Pública pela Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro – UFTM e Auditora da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde da cidade de Uberaba – MG.

  • Daniela de Castro Melo, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Brazil

    Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela UFSCar, coordenadora e professora do Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Administração Pública da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro – UFTM, Professora do Departamento de Engenharia de Produção – UFTM.

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Published

2023-07-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2023): rPOT N3/2023

Section

Empirical Research Reports

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