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Original Articles • Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. 23 (6) • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562020023.200198   copy

Elderly, work and worker health in Brazil: an integrative review

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Abstract

Objective

To discuss the relation between old age, work and the worker health in Brazil, from Brazilian scientific productions collected by means of an integrative review. Method and results: once defined a guiding question and search criteria, a research was conducted in databases of the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) and the Digital Brazilian Library of Thesis and Dissertations (BDTD). From 341 productions found, 10 of them were selected, after verification of the inclusion and exclusion criteria for this review.

Conclusion

Besides the incipiency of studies which relate work, elderly and worker health, throughout this research it was identified the low effectiveness of the public policies in the scope of work rights to elderly people in Brazil, taking into account their health. Therefore, it is highlighted the need for developing future studies and discussions on these themes, in order to promote the formulation of complementary public policies for improvement of the presence in work of elderly people with the adoption of actions aiming at attention to health of elderly workers in Brazil.

Keywords
Aging; Health of the Elderly; Work; Occupation Health; Public Policies

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