Fatores associados ao uso de álcool e satisfação no trabalho em técnicos administrativos de instituição de ensino público: um estudo transversal

Abstract

Excessive alcohol consumption can cause significant health risks, with physiological, cognitive and behavioral consequences for the drinker and those with whom he is related. Alcohol use is explained by the biopsychosocial model, but the work is not cited as an explanatory variable. Since this is one of the central dimensions of life, understanding how satisfaction is manifested in work in the context of public service and the possible correlations of this construct on patterns of alcohol use may contribute to understanding the phenomenon. In this sense, the general objective of the present study was to examine the association between alcohol consumption and job satisfaction, the other factors related to each one, in a sample of Federal University employee. A cross-sectional study was performed between employees (N = 1011). The information was collected using alcohol use screening instruments, work satisfaction scale, quality of life, physical and psychiatric health status. Demographic characteristics and factors such as time and place of work were also taken into account. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated using log-binomial regressions and linear regressions. Among those interviewed, 15% drink regularly, 10% use in standard binge consuming an average of 8.05 (± 4.05). The majority of drinkers who consume at risk have schooling until full elementary school and the distribution of consumption in binge remained in 13% in administrative and academic areas, while in the hospital unit in 7%. In addition, the postgraduate level of education and the female gender, the OR to consume alcohol risk was lower among those who practice some religion and was significantly associated with concern about physical conditions, with relevance in the treatment of these conditions and difficulties with cognitive functions of attention, concentration, memory, in with temperament control and attempted suicide. Work satisfaction was associated, in addition to socio-demographic characteristics such as schooling and religious practice, to the unit of work, unit of stocking, importance of treatment of clinical conditions, and to the physical dimensions, relationships and environment of quality of life. The Problematic use of alcohol is more related to the intrinsic issues of the individual, personal experiences and how they experience these experiences, while satisfaction is answered by intrinsic and extrinsic issues of work.