Prevalence of Risk and Protective Factors for Cancer among Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Portes, Leonardo Henriques
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Marsico, Erika Fonseca Camargo, Paiva, Natália Santana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng; spa
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/3643
• topic: fatores de risco; neoplasias; saúde ocupacional; estilo de vida; COVID-19; risk factors; neoplasms; occupational health; life style; COVID-19; factores de riesgo; neoplasias; salud laboral; estilo de vida; COVID-19

Introduction: COVID-19 and its impacts are worrying. Health workers are essential to control the spread of the disease and services functioning. Objective: To analyze the risk and protective factors for cancer among health workers at a health unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Cross-sectional study with the application of a questionnaire in 138 health workers involving the profile of the participants and the prevalence of smoking, physical activity, use of alcoholic beverages, artificial juices/soft drinks, greens/vegetables and fruits. Data were presented through descriptive statistics. Results: The prevalence of smoking was 4.3% among the 138 respondents. The use of alcoholic beverages and artificial juices/soft drinks corresponded to 46% and 53%, respectively, with a higher intake frequency in the age-range of younger than 40 years old (p=0.005). The prevalence of intake of greens/vegetables was 99.3% and 94% for fruits. Nearly 66% of the workers performed physical activities at least once a week. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency of physical activities by the workers interviewed declined. Conclusion: Monitoring risk and protective factors for cancer is crucial for healthy lifestyles. Improving the quality of life of health workers is fundamental to offer quality services, especially by the National Health System (SUS).