Susana Martínez Alcántara

Tiempo Libre y Trabajo Doméstico en Su Relación con Daños Psicosociales en Docentes de una Universidad Pública Mexicana

To conduct an occupational health study of teaching staff at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco. The study considers conditions relating to use of leisure time and house- hold work which can be associated both positively and negatively with well-being and health. Materials and methods: Observational, cross-sectional, analytical study of an academic population. A sur- vey was applied to a single randomly selected academic population. The participants were 199 university teaching staff. The survey asked about work demands, household activities and the use of leisure time, and adverse health effects. Results: More household tasks and work demands, and more adverse health effects, were found in women. Prevalence rates for statistically associated adverse health effects in women and men respectively were: musculoskeletal disor- ders 51 vs 29; stress 50 vs 35; dysphonia 48 vs 31; and sleep disor- ders 41 vs 25. Positive effects were identified by means of cluster analysis by the close proximity of clusters showing sustained activi- ties carried out during leisure time and the absence of adverse health effects. Conclusions: Better organization of work activities to enable more active usage of leisure time is recommended, with an emphasis on physical activity, which is the main protective measure against harm to physical and mental health.