A relação entre o suporte organizacional no trabalho e o risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em um serviço de saúde

Abstract

Background: Accurate knowledge on the relationship between organizational support and chronic diseases and their risk factors might contribute to the planning of prevention and promotion actions focusing on the integral health of workers. Objective: To investigate the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS) and risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in a health service. Methods: The present was a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study, with correlational design and quantitative approach that data collected by means of a self-report questionnaire. Results: The participation rate was 80.24%; the average age of the participants was 36.9 years old; 52.3% of the sample had temporary jobs, 38.5% worked the night shift and for 69.3% this was their only job. The most prevalent risks for NCD were systemic hypertension (29.2%), smoking (13.8%), sedentary lifestyle (73.8%), dyslipidemia (29.2%) and more than one associated risk factor (61.6%). The POS score was favorable, mainly due to the salary and social relationships at the workplace. There was no significant relation between risk for NCD and POS score, more than one job, night shift or temporary job. Conclusion: The perceived organizational support did not increase or reduced the risk for chronic noncommunicable diseases in the study sample.