The work and the health of elderly butchers: case reports from a municipal market

  • Rios M
  • Vilela A
  • Nery A
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Abstract The present study aimed to verify the health and work conditions of seven elderly workers carrying out informal labor activities in a municipal market and to describe the accidents they suffered at work. A qualitative case study was carried out with seven elderly butcher workers from a municipal market in Bahia, Brazil. The participants were men and women with limited schooling (up to high school level in one case), who lived with others at home and had worked for an average of 31 years in the butcher business. Despite the stress involved, such as uncomfortable physical positioning and few days off, all the participants said they were satisfied with their jobs. They were affected by chronic diseases, especially arterial hypertension, and said they were aware of the risks involved in their work. They had suffered accidents at work from finger cuts to amputation. Such workers require activities that promote health and protection from work-related accidents and injuries to avoid the problems that transform the process of senescence into senility.Resumo Este estudo teve por objetivo verificar as condições de saúde e laborais e descrever os acidentes de trabalho sofridos por sete trabalhadores idosos que desenvolvem atividades informais em um mercado municipal da Bahia, Brasil. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, do tipo estudo de casos, junto a sete trabalhadores idosos que desenvolvem atividades laborais em açougues de um mercado municipal da Bahia. Os participantes foram homens e mulheres com poucos anos de estudo (até o ensino médio em um caso), coabitam com outras pessoas em domicílio, e estão, em média, a 31 anos no ramo de açougue. Apesar do estresse referido, de posições incômodas, de poucas folgas, todos concordaram que estão satisfeitos com o trabalho. São acometidos por doenças crônicas, especialmente hipertensão arterial. Referem conhecer os riscos presentes no processo de trabalho. Sofreram acidentes laborais, desde corte em dedos até amputações. Os trabalhadores necessitam de atividades de promoção à saúde e de proteção a eventos e agravos voltados ao processo de trabalho, com vistas a não ocorrência de problemas que transformem o processo de senescência em senilidade.

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Rios, M. A., Vilela, A. B. A., & Nery, A. A. (2017). The work and the health of elderly butchers: case reports from a municipal market. Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 20(5), 643–649. https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562017020.170019

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