Introduction: Chronic venous disorders are a term that includes several clinical aspects that impact the peripheral venous system, they are of multifactorial etiology, of generally slow evolution, which although it does not endanger life if it impacts on the quality of life people. The occupational history, it has been identified that prolonged standing can worsen the course of the disease, however, little information is available about this disease in the workplace and especially in health personnel. Objective:Establish the prevalence of chronic venous disorders in health personnel and identify both personal and occupational risk factors that may be associated with the development of this disease. Materials and methods: A scoping review of the literature was carried out, applying the meSH terms defined in the PubMed database, Scopus, Lilacs, science web pages (Google scholar) and SciELO and 17 full-text articles in English were selected. Spanish and Portuguese between the years 2010-2020. Results: Within the reviewed studies, a prevalence between 8% to 86.7% of chronic venous disorders of the lower limbs was found and only two of these studies reported a low prevalence between 8% -13%.About the sociodemographic and work risk factors, there was an association with the disease the following variables: Sex (p <0.003), age (p <0.001), being more than 3 hours in a standing position (p <0.021), overtime worked (p <0.027), working years more than 6 years (p <0.01), service area (p = 0.01). And the other hand the personal risk factors, an association was reported with: a history of pregnancy (the risk is doubled), multiparity (OR = 3.6 95% CI 1.7–7.4; p = 0.001), family history of venous insufficiency (p <0.022), history personal venous insufficiency (p = 0.002), obesity (p = 0.032) and active smoking (p = 0.006). Conclusions: The prevalence of chronic venous disorders in health personnel ranged from 8% to 86%. In relation to demographic and labor risk factors, an association was found: female sex, age, standing position more than 3 hours (working day), overtime worked, working years and service area (intensive care unit , surgery and emergency rooms).and the personal risk factors identified were: pregnancy history, family and personal history of venous disease, overweight-obesity and smoking, association with chronic venous disorders in the lower limbs.Key words: Venous insufficiency, nurses, health personnel, varicose veins, standing position.
