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Active aging : the role of mechanical exposure on functional capacity of the active population in the automotive industry
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A presente tese teve por objetivo compreender às principais mudanças na capacidade
funcional e na mobilidade dos trabalhadores seniores da indústria automóvel, afim de
promover uma adaptação efetiva das condições do trabalho, tendo como aliada a
capacidade funcional dos trabalhadores em suas diferentes faixas etárias, com destaque
aqueles que pertencem ao grupo etário acima dos 40 anos.
Os capítulo 2 e 3, respectivamente, tiveram como enfoque a interação entre as condições
de trabalho e a capacidade funcional dos trabalhadores da indústria automóvel e a
definição de perfis de capacidade funcional. Os resultados encontrados no capítulo 2
demonstraram que as exigências de força, altura e peso e a antiguidade na empresa, foram
fatores preditivos para o declínio da capacidade funcional nos testes de Lifting Low,
Lifting High e Handgrip. O resultado de destaque no capítulo 3 está no grupo etário dos
20-29 anos, com os menores valores referentes ao teste de capacidade funcional
Handgrip e Overhead Working, em relação aos demais grupos etários. Tanto no capítulo
2 quanto no 3, a medida mais robusta dos testes de capacidade funcional, foi a medida
Handgrip.
No capítulo 4, foram definidos os valores normativos de força de preensão (Handgrip).
Os resultados mais expressivos, deste capítulo, estão relacionados ao grupo das mulheres
dos 30-34 anos, com um declínio significativo de 4 kg a menos de força de preensão, em
comparação aos demais grupos etários. E no grupo dos homens o declínio ocorreu na
faixa etário dos 40-57 anos, como esperado.
Concluísse nesta presente tese que os trabalhadores seniores não demonstram declínios
significativos da capacidade funcional.
The present thesis aimed to understand the main changes in the functional capacity and mobility of senior workers in the automotive industry. To promote an active adaptation of work requirements, having as an ally the functional capacity of workers in their different age groups, with emphasis those belonging to the age group above 40 years. Chapters 2 and 3, respectively, focused on the interaction between working conditions and the functional capacity of workers in the automotive industry and the definition of functional capacity profiles. The results found in chapter 2, demonstrated that the strength (related to work requirements), height and weight and seniority in the company, were predictive factors for the decline in functional capacity in the Lifting Low, Lifting High, and Handgrip tests. The outstanding result in chapter 3 is in the 20-29 age group, with the lowest values referring to the Handgrip and Overhead Working Functional Capacity Test, concerning the other age groups. In both chapters 2 and 3, the most robust measure of functional capacity tests was the Handgrip measure. So, in chapter 4, defined normative values of grip strength (Handgrip). The most significant results in this chapter are related to the group of women aged 30-34 years, with a substantial decline of 4 kg less grip strength, compared to the other age groups. And in the male group, the decline occurred in the 40-57 age group, as expected. It is concluded in this thesis that the senior workers do not demonstrate significant declines in functional capacity.
The present thesis aimed to understand the main changes in the functional capacity and mobility of senior workers in the automotive industry. To promote an active adaptation of work requirements, having as an ally the functional capacity of workers in their different age groups, with emphasis those belonging to the age group above 40 years. Chapters 2 and 3, respectively, focused on the interaction between working conditions and the functional capacity of workers in the automotive industry and the definition of functional capacity profiles. The results found in chapter 2, demonstrated that the strength (related to work requirements), height and weight and seniority in the company, were predictive factors for the decline in functional capacity in the Lifting Low, Lifting High, and Handgrip tests. The outstanding result in chapter 3 is in the 20-29 age group, with the lowest values referring to the Handgrip and Overhead Working Functional Capacity Test, concerning the other age groups. In both chapters 2 and 3, the most robust measure of functional capacity tests was the Handgrip measure. So, in chapter 4, defined normative values of grip strength (Handgrip). The most significant results in this chapter are related to the group of women aged 30-34 years, with a substantial decline of 4 kg less grip strength, compared to the other age groups. And in the male group, the decline occurred in the 40-57 age group, as expected. It is concluded in this thesis that the senior workers do not demonstrate significant declines in functional capacity.
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Capacidade funcional Condições de trabalho Envelhecimento Handgrip e automotive industry Aging Functional declin Work conditions Handgrip and automotive industry