This is a qualitative work, which focused on workers routine before and after being affected by RCT/OWRD. The study aimed at verifying and analyzing if workers' lives had changed after the disease diagnostic. The research took place at sections of the TRT-AL a Court responsible for labor conciliations in Maceió Alagoas. The information was collected based on semi-structured interviews and data were analyzed based on the following tematics: life before RCT/OWRD; the activity that caused it; the diagnosis; an answer to the repetitive work and a new perspective to the horizon. Results enabled researchers to suggest preventive care, as well as to contribute for reducing damages caused by repetitive activities and high pressure on workers.
Occupational health nursing; Professional diseases; Health of the worker
