OBJECTIVE: to analyze the prevalence of various anxiety disorders among mental and behavioral disorders as a cause for the leave of absence of workers in the state of Piauí. METHOD: transversal census-based study performed with data from the National Social Security Institute. Four-hundred twelve leaves of absence of workers due to anxiety disorders in the 2015-2016 biennium were included. RESULTS: higher prevalence was found for mixed anxiety-depressed disorder (31.2%), followed by other anxious disorders (20.6%) and generalized anxiety (14.1%). Ages from 22 to 45 years old prevailed in the group of individuals with duration of absence greater than or equal to 41 days, with statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant association (p = 0.004) between rural activity and increased time of absence. CONCLUSION: the study draws attention to the prevalence of "other anxiety disorders" as the cause of leave of absence, with emphasis on mixed anxiety-depressed disorder.
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Fernandes, M. A., Ribeiro, H. K. P., Santos, J. D. M., Monteiro, C. F. de S., Costa, R. D. S., & Soares, R. F. S. (2018). Prevalence of anxiety disorders as a cause of workers’ absence. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 71, 2213–2220. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0953
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