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0156/2022 - WORKING CONDITIONS AND COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS IN PRISON OFFICERS IN THE INNER PART OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
CONDIÇÕES DE TRABALHO E TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS COMUNS EM AGENTES PENITENCIÁRIOS DO INTERIOR DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO, BRASIL

Author:

• Daiane Suele Bravo - Bravo, D.S. - <daianebravo@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7146-9979

Co-author(s):

• Soraya Geha Gonçalves - Gonçalves, S.G. - <sorayageha@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6034-9621
• Edmarlon Girotto - Girotto, E. - <edmarlon78@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9345-3348
• Alberto Durán González - González, A.D. - <betoduran80@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4203-9400
• Francine Nesello Melanda - Melanda, F. N. - <franesello@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5692-0215
• Renne Rodrigues - Rodrigues, R. - <renne2r@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-5901
• Arthur Eumann Mesas - Mesas, A.E. - <aemesas@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0088-8607


Abstract:

The profession of prison officer is characterized by the work in hazardous situations, which can cause prejudice to their mental health. The objective of this research was analysing the working conditions associated with Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in prison officers. This cross-sectional study was carried out with prison officers in four penitentiary units in the inner part of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, between January and August, 2019. In order to quantify the presence of CMD, the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) instrument was used. The association between variables was verified by the Poisson regression with robust variance, adjusted for confounding factors to estimate the prevalence ratio (PR) and confidence interval (CI) of 95%. The study population was composed of 331 prison officers, with a frequency of CMD of 33.5%. The presence of CMD was higher among prison officers with worse perception of working conditions (PR: 1,13; IC95%: 1.03-1.24), who suffered insults (PR: 1.18; IC95%: 1.08-1.29), psychological harassment (PR: 1.23; IC95%: 1.11-1.36) and sexual harassment (PR: 1.20; IC95%: 1.03-1.40), in the last 12 months. The CMD was associated with work-related variables, such as worse environmental conditions within the prison and the occurrence of psychological and sexual violence.

Keywords:

Mental health, prison, work conditions, occupational health.

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Bravo, D.S., Gonçalves, S.G., Girotto, E., González, A.D., Melanda, F. N., Rodrigues, R., Mesas, A.E.. WORKING CONDITIONS AND COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS IN PRISON OFFICERS IN THE INNER PART OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Jul). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/working-conditions-and-common-mental-disorders-in-prison-officers-in-the-inner-part-of-the-state-of-sao-paulo-brazil/18412?id=18412



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