NATIONAL WORKER’S HEALTH POLICY: NA QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Joao Lucas Alcantara Costa Federal University of Paraíba image/svg+xml
  • Igor Gabriel Albuquerque de Siqueira Lins Federal University of Paraíba image/svg+xml
  • Thais Augusta Cunha de Oliveira Máximo Federal University of Paraíba image/svg+xml

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the National Policy on Workers’ Health (PNSTT) in the light of Ergology, taking into account the political and social aspects that cross the experiences of professionals at the Reference Centers for Workers’ Health (Cerest). This is a qualitative research, with seven semi-structured interviews conducted with professionals from different Cerests in Paraíba. From the interviews, a gap was noted between the prescribed and the real regarding the PNSTT and the difficulties faced by worker-professionals at Cerests. There is an urgent need to improve the PNSTT in several aspects.

Author Biographies

  • Igor Gabriel Albuquerque de Siqueira Lins, Federal University of Paraíba

    Undergraduate student in Psychology at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). Member of the Research Group on Subjectivity and Work (GPST)

  • Thais Augusta Cunha de Oliveira Máximo, Federal University of Paraíba

    Postdoctoral degree in Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). PhD in Social Psychology, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). Professor in the Department of Psychology at UFPB. Vice-Director of the Center for Human Sciences, Letters, and Arts (CCHLA) at UFPB.

Published

2025-10-20