Abordagem dos profissionais de saúde frente ao programa de prevenção de perda auditiva no Pólo Industrial de Manaus - AM

Abstract

Health can not be seen as just absence of disease, it should be understood from multiple factors including, among other work conditions. In work environments there are different situations and risks conditions for workers health. Among the occupational risks, we can detach the noise. Occupational exposure to noise has been studied by researchers in the field of occupational health, as one of the most prevalent and the risk that exposes many workers around the world. The best known effect of this exposure is Noise-induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) or High Sound Pressure induced Hearing Loss, considered today as one of the most prevalent disease in work environments and therefore the focus of attention prevention and health promotion. The Hearing Loss Prevention Program (HLPP) plays a key role in activities aimed at protecting workers health against the initiation and aggravation caused by occupational noise that lead to consequences for job performance, the family and participation in society. Accordingly we sought to assess the approach of health professionals, who work in occupational health companies in the Industrial Pole of Manaus, face to Hearing Loss Prevention Program in the workplace. The sample consisted of 20 occupational physicians and 20 audiologists. The technique for the collecting information was the interview with open and closed questions and the method of analysis was the content. Three categories were identified that express the knowledge of professionals about the HLPP: pragmatic, disciplinary and systems view. These categories that reflect the performance professional and detach the limitation and advances of care that companies have in relation to workers health in particular, of the hearing. The HLPP as normative and procedural aspect seeks a set measures that require an integrated work of a team of several professionals from different fields. This study shows, however, that there is still a monumental distance between what is and what is proposed. The reasons that show this scenario indicates the need for further studies in order to insert all the social actors and thus detach the context in several dimensions.