OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OF MILITARY FIREFIGHTERS OF AN AMAZON METROPOLIS
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https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3798.2024v9n3p183-200
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Abstract
Objective: To analyze the evidence of occupational health related to military firefighters in the Metropolitan Region of Belém do Pará. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study. Data collection was performed through the application of the questionnaires WHOQOL-bref, MBI and Sociodemographic/ Occupational Questionnaire. G and Chi-Square Adherence tests were performed for univariate tables. Results: Among the 275 BMs interviewed, there was a higher prevalence of males (89.8%), 72.7% of the sample belonging to the group of married or in a stable union. The age group between 31-40 years (39.6%) was the most prevalent and the most frequent level of education was the complete superior (52.4%). The Whoqol-Bref, showed that there is a predominance of Quality of life classified as good (52%), but show up with the domains Physical (77.8%), Environment (73.5%), Psychological (72.7%) and Social relations (45.8%) regular. Burnout syndrome begins to settle in 47.3% of the BMs participating in the study, as well as high emotional fatigue (42.9%). The correlation analysis between the MBI and the Sociodemographic and Occupational Questionnaire, found that the BMs with lower education, have higher Burnout index (r = -0.2368; p <0.0001), as there was a negative correlation with weekly workload (r=-0.1335; p=0.0278) and the working period (r=-0.1526; p=0.0119). There was statistical significance between the psychological domain and depersonalization (r= - 0.2651; p= <0.0001). Conclusion: BMs presented several aspects of their quality of life as regular and Burnout Syndrome in installation, with emphasis on high emotional fatigue, resulting from occupational stress.
