Health and work in Brazil: physical and psychosocial demands

• Main Authors: Patrícia Pinheiro de Freitas (Author), Mariana Souza Lopes (Author), Ada Ávila Assunção (Author), Aline Cristine Souza Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aims to describe the prevalence and factors associated of physical and psychosocial demands among Brazilian workers. Data were obtained from the 2013 Brazilian National Health Survey. Physical demand was defined as jobs that require intense physical effort or excessive walking, whereas ps...