Resumo:
This study aimed to identify organizational and psychosocial risk factors in the relationship
between mental health and work among active employees of a Public Educational Institution.
This is an epidemiological research with a quantitative-qualitative cross-sectional approach to
the prevalence of absenteeism due to Mental and Behavioral Disorders, CMD, in the years 2018
and 2019. Data regarding Medical Leaves were made available by the Integrated Health Care
Subsystem of the Federal Servant – Responsible SIASS, acting in the Institution's Rectory. To
identify organizational and psychosocial risk factors in the work environment, the Health Safety
Executive – Indicator Tool (HSE-IT), validated and translated into Portuguese, and a
sociodemographic questionnaire were used, both applied through an electronic form. From the
result of a question of the sociodemographic questionnaire, the collective subject discourse was
created. The sample consisted of 194 servers. Among the leaves for health treatment by (TMC)
there was a predominance of females and the category of technical-administrative, however the
leave periods were longer for males and in the teaching category. The results showed that the
process of change in the scope of work arising from neoliberalism affects Public Education
Institutions and affects the relationship between mental health and work of civil servants, due
to the forms of organization and management, the scenarios of instability and insecurity
regarding remuneration. , stability, retirement and the institution's maintenance budget. The
aspects that most produce satisfaction are those related to the social dimensions of work, such
as satisfaction through carrying out the activity, social recognition and interpersonal
relationships built in the work environment. According to the employees' perception, the main
psychosocial factors that predict occupational stress are those related to the dimensions
“Demand”, “Support from management” and “Changes”.
