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Retaining the ability to work—associated factors at work* [PDF]
European Journal of Public Health, 2005 Prevention of work-related sickness absence has traditionally dealt with reduction of exposures to known risk factors. However, there is reason to believe that there are also factors at work that act as health supportive. This study aimed to identify workplace factors predicting retained work ability.The present prospective cohort study included the ...
Per, Lindberg +3 more
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Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career
Safety and Health at Work, 2019 The increasing prevalence of inactivity and obesity, along with aging, has implications on work capacity of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload.
Satu K. Mänttäri +3 more
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Promotion of work ability, the quality of work and retirement [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2001 In this study, the validity of a model designed to promote the work ability of aging workers was examined. The target areas of work ability promotion were searched for the characteristics that explain work ability the best. In addition, the way work ability relates to the quality of work and retirement was examined. The subjects (n = 1101) participated
K, Tuomi +3 more
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Shift work, quality of life and work ability among Croatian hospital nurses [Smjenski rad, kvaliteta života i radna sposobnost kod medicinskih sestara u Hrvatskim bolnicama] [PDF]
, 2013 This paper is a report of a study of the associations of shift work with work ability and quality of life (QoL) among clinical nurses. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007-2008 on 1124 nurses using the Work Ability Index Questionnaire and the ...
Juras, Karin +4 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013 OBJECTIVE: The main aims of this longitudinal study were to (i) examine associations between changes in economic difficulties and health functioning among middle-aged employees and (ii) assess whether the associations remained after considering ...
Tea Lallukka +7 more
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Work Ability of Machinery Manufacturing Employees [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research, 2018 Assessment of work ability is an important aspect of occupational medical services, the main goal being to maintain employees’ health, well-being and efficiency. The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the work ability of workers employed by two
Gergana Sandeva +2 more
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Physical workload – a risk factor for miscarriage?
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013 Physical workload factors, such as shift work, long working hours, and lifting, standing and carrying or moving heavy loads, are prevalent exposures among working women.
Marja-Liisa Lindbohm
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Work ability of aging teachers in Bulgaria [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives The work ability of aging teachers is of special interest because of high risk of stress. The aim of the study was to follow the work ability of aging teachers and compare it with that of aging non-teacher professionals.
Tzenova, Bistra +5 more
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BMC Genetics, 2017 Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease afflicting people in the Western world and has a strong genetic influence. The aim of this study was to examine the association of two known functional polymorphisms in the TGF ...
Mari Taipale +3 more
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Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2010 The concept of "work ability" is central for many sciences, especially for those related to working life and to rehabilitation. It is one of the important concepts in legislation regulating sickness insurance. How the concept is defined therefore has important normative implications. The concept is, however, often not sufficiently well defined. AIM AND
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