Absence and returning to work: reports of municipal public workers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-6149.v27i2p123-130Keywords:
Work, Return to work, Mental disorders, Occupational health.Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine which one support workers away from mental and behavioral disorders received at time of absence from work, but especially in returning activities after receiving sickness benefit granted by the INSS. Participants were seven
employees of a municipal government in the state of São Paulo, which got to return to work activities after being away for 30 days or more with a primary diagnosis of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, from January 2008 to December, 2012. Data collection was done through filling in a protocol for personal, professional and related to the removal and return
to work and the application of a semi-structured interview. For data analysis the technique of thematic analysis was used. The results showed that the participants identified family, friends, health and from the municipal government professionals and themselves as support during removal and return to work activities.