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Effects of Work-Related Stress on Work Ability Index among Iranian Workers

Safety and Health at Work, 2016
Background: Work Ability Index (WAI) is a well-known and valid self-report tool that has been widely used in various studies to identify and avoid early retirement and work-related disability.
Vahid Gharibi, Hamidreza Mokarami, Abrahim Taban, Mohsen Yazdani Aval, Kazem Samimi, Mahmood Salesi   +5 more
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Factors that determine the Work Ability Index of street cleaners [PDF]

Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2019
Background Korea has shown a rapid pace of aging and has become an aged society in a shorter period than Western countries. Therefore, it is important that middle-aged workers maintain their ability to work in the industrial field at the maximum level ...
Jung Won Kim, Seonhee Yang, Insung Chung, Mi-Young Lee   +3 more
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Work ability as prognostic risk marker of disability pension: single-item work ability score versus multi-item work ability index

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2014
OBJECTIVES: Work ability predicts future disability pension (DP). A single-item work ability score (WAS) is emerging as a measure for work ability.
Corné AM Roelen, Willem van Rhenen, Johan W Groothoff, Jac JL van der Klink, Jos WR Twisk, Martijn W Heymans   +5 more
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Assessment of work ability with the Work Ability Index (WAI) in a nursing population: a literature review

Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
Aim: The present research aimed to provide a systematic analysis of the work ability (WA) of nurses assessed through the Work Ability Index (WAI) with a focus on factors influencing WA in the studied population.
Martina Smrekar, Boris Ilić, Slađana Režić, Snježana Čukljek   +3 more
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Work Ability Index, a tool of Health Education

Giornale italiano di educazione alla salute, sport e didattica inclusiva, 2018
The aim of this study is to highlight the value of the Work Ability Index (WAI) as a health education tool, especially for the age group 18 to 65 years. Public and private organizations can play a decisive role in spreading the culture of prevention and ...
Anna Maria Mariani, Francesco Peluso Cassese, Antonio Ascione   +2 more
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Work ability index and perceived work ability as predictors of disability pension: a prospective study among Finnish municipal employees

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2016
OBJECTIVES: We analyzed the work ability index (WAI) and its first item (work ability score, WAS) – and subsequent four-year changes thereof – as predictors of disability pension (DP).
Anne Jääskeläinen, Johanna Kausto, Jorma Seitsamo, Anneli Ojajärvi, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Elja Arjas, Päivi Leino-Arjas   +6 more
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Day time sleepiness and work ability index in health care workers

طب کار, 2022
Introduction: Hospital personnel are susceptible to sleep disorders due to their occupational nature, which has a negative impact on their behavioral and cognitive function and can decrease their ability to work.
Anahita Babak, Majid Bakhshiani, Alireza Safaeian   +2 more
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Work Ability Index: Psychometric Testing in Aeronautical Industry Workers

Safety and Health at Work
Background: The Work Ability Index (WAI) is an instrument that measures work ability. The wide dispersion of the WAI internationally has led to its adaptation for use in different countries. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the
María Eugenia González-Domínguez, Elena Fernández-García, Olga Paloma-Castro, Regina María González-López, María Paz Rivas Pérez, Luis López-Molina, Jesús García-Jiménez, José Manuel Romero-Sánchez   +7 more
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Work Ability Index of Nurses in Different Departments of the Hospital [PDF]

Muhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī
Background and Objective: Due to the nature of shift work, nurses are under high stress, which can ultimately affect their work ability (WA). Considering the importance of the nursing profession, in this study, the work ability index (WAI) of nurses was ...
mahdieh rastimehr, adel mazloomi, Zeinab Kazemi   +2 more
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Perceived work-ability and its associated factors among nurses working in the Northwest of Amhara regional state Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Nurses with reduced work ability had a high risk of disability pension, sickness absences, retirement intention, and leave their job and profession early.
Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Kibret Asimare Melkie, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Belayneh Shetie Workneh   +4 more
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