A conscientização sobre o problema da obesidade no ambiente de trabalho hospitalar

Abstract

Obesity is a disease marked by increased body fat, which has harmful effects on health. It involves biological, historical, socioeconomic, psychosocial and cultural factors. Thus, the objective is to address the multifactorial nature of obesity, involving some employees of the Hospital Santa Casa Carolina Malheiros, in the city of São João da Boa Vista, in the State of São Paulo. Through their testimonials in the behavioral workshop, the problems of obesity in the hospital work environment will be addressed and a survey on a wide variety of factors that encompass obesity and studies from the main databases, specialized libraries and specific study units. After quantitative and qualitative analysis of all the information and analysis of data from the medical records of the employees and data decoding, and with the help of Gestalt therapy, psychoeducational awareness actions will be proposed, which enable the individual to prevent and combat obesity. Especially in relation to obesity, its prevalence was verified, associated with the lack of physical activity and healthy eating, which is why it should be an object of concern for hospital institutions, considering that, in these work environments, the effects are more drastic due to the dynamic established in the place. Finally, this work has the character of enabling psychoeducational awareness in preventing and combating obesity, in promoting health, through awareness, accountability and self-care of the individual in the hospital work environment.