Reabilitação profissional: investigando a resiliência em trabalhadores acidentados

Abstract

The work is very present in the life of man, which has built his routine in favor of this practice. However, in cases of occupational accidents, this routine can be interrupted in order to perform medical treatments and sometimes it is necessary to participate of a vocational rehabilitation. In this process of adaptation, it is common that many workers have difficulty preparing for their return to the workplace. Those who can overcome adversity experienced in the process, redefining the experience, we consider resilient. This study aims to determine how the actions taken in the Vocational Rehabilitation Program (PRP) of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) of Amazonas state are related to the resilience factor in insured worker. It is a qualitative and quantitative research. The participants were eleven INSS insured workers attended by the PRP in the city of Manaus. Data collection was conducted through individual meetings in which each participant answered the Socio Demographic questionnaire, Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) and a semi-structured interview, which was audio recorded. After transcription, the analysis of data obtained through the interviews was made according to the guidelines on Bardin’s content analysis (2006). The data obtained by the RSA and the Social Demographic Questionnaire, were tabulated and analyzed with the help of SPSS statistical software, version 22. The results showed that the actions developed by PRP promote resilience to injured workers as they contribute to the elevation of their self-esteem and self-efficacy, and favor the ability to handle changes and adaptations.