Hipertensão arterial e trabalho: fatores de risco

Abstract

Context: Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is one of the main public health issues in our time. The etiology of SAH is known to be multifactorial. Regarding the factors associated with the development of this condition, literature has discussed the exposure to occupational factors as an independent risk for the development of hypertension. Objectives: This study aimed at conducting a literature review about occupational factors and systemic arterial hypertension. Methods: A search for papers published in a five-year period (2008-2012) was carried out in the main electronic databases: SciELO, MEDLINE, and LILACS. Results: Among the occupational factors analyzed, noise stood out as being possibly associated with arterial hypertension, followed by working shifts. Conclusion: Even though the results indicate noise and working shifts as factors that are possibly associated with arterial hypertension, further studies about the subject are required - SAH and occupational factors - to improve the understanding of this theme.