Quality of Life and psychophysiological burden of ceramic production workers from the far South of Santa Catarina

ABSTRACT In the Southern region of the state of Santa Catarina are concentrated the largest ceramic companies in the Country. The objective of the study was to diagnose the psychophysiological burden and the Quality of Life of these workers. This is a cross-sectional study with 189 production workers. It was used NASA-TLX and WHOQOL-brefs. The total cognitive load was high for the vast majority. The Quality of Life proved to be regular for 60.8%. The environmental domain proved to be the most unfavorable. By knowing the work constraints, the stimulus for the implementation of health promotion actions and prevention of grievances, with the worker as an actor in his life and work condition, becomes more tangible.