Prevalência de multimorbidade e fatores associados na população trabalhadora brasileira

Abstract

The fast transition in the demographic and epidemiological profile has recorded the increase in longevity, chronic illness and the prococity of disability, making the health system less prepared to meet the growinf demando of people with non communicable chronic diseases, especially those with two or more, known as multimorbidity. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity in the brazilian workers population (≥18 years old) and to know its associated factors considering he data from the National Health Survey (PNS), 2013. At first, a systematic literature review was conducted based on the PRISMA protocol, in order to identify the impact of the multimorbidity on workers' health. After the review, two crosses sectional studies were developed based on the data from the PNS, 2013, with n= 47,629 people over 18 years old. Survey questions were used to answer, to second study, whether the individual had alread received the diagnosis of some of the chronic diseases included in the questions and, to third study, whether the individual already involved in some work accident around the last 12 months. We analyze the prevalences of multimorbidity in relation to socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle and work; bivariate analysis with obtaining the prevalence ratio (RP), confidence intervals at a level of 95% (CI 95%); and multivariate model through Poisson regression, with Wald test robust estimation, for significant variables in the analysis. The prevalence of multimorbidity was 19.98% (95%CI: 19.29% - 20.70%) and was associated with the female gender, to the age range of 60+, to live with the spouse, to be former smoker, to be illiterate, to live the urban area, have health insurance and have already suffered some work accident. The prevalence of work accident of 2.79% (CI95%: 2,53% - 3,08%) and was associated with the male gender, to the age range 18 – 24, to be illiterate, to have four chronic diseases and to live the rural área. A low prevalence of multimorbidity and work accident were estimated in the brazilian workers population and was associated with labor, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics.