THE TEACHING WORK AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ILLNESS: PERCEPTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC NETWORK

Abstract

The study aimed to know the perception of high school teachers in the city of Cascavel/PR about the health and disease process in their daily work. A semi-structured script was used for data collection, applied in the form of interviews and analyzed using the Content Analysis Technique. It was found that 66.7% of the teachers carry out their activities in the morning and afternoon, and that 53.3% of them have a weekly workload of 40 hours, which represents an exhausting workday, as they carry out other activities. functions that are not linked to teaching. In this context, teachers get sick due to a combination of factors, and consequently, having to carry out work activities with the same patients, as stated by 100% of the interviewees. And among the health problems reported, the main ones are musculoskeletal diseases, migraines and stress. It is inferred that adverse working conditions resulting from professional devaluation, inadequate physical structure, excess students in the classroom, double shifts and work overload, among others, are causes that lead to illness among teachers. Given this complexity, that is, this kaleidoscope of the health and disease process, it was found that this phenomenon goes beyond the physical and biological body. Therefore, when looking at this subject, it is also necessary to consider the context in which they are inserted, as well as their values, beliefs, meanings and perceptions, in order to plan and promote actions aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and health risks in the environment desktop.