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Work ability assessment in a worker population: comparison and determinants of Work Ability Index and Work Ability score. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2013 Abstract Background Public authorities in European countries are paying increasing attention to the promotion of work ability throughout working life and the best method to monitor work ability in populations of workers is becoming a significant question.
El Fassi M +5 more
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Work Ability Index (WAI) values in a sample of the working population in Poland [PDF]
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Ability to work is most often defined as a relationship between a person's resources and requirements specific to a particular type of work. It is the result of interaction between job requirements in terms of physical and mental strain, capabilities and skills of the employee, as well as his/her health condition and own evaluation of functioning in a ...
Grzegorz Juszczyk +7 more
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Work Ability Index: Validation and Model Comparison of the Malaysian Work Ability Index (WAI)
Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, 2016 Purpose: The study aimed to (1) measure the Work Ability of employees with disability; (2) assess the factor structure of different potential models of Work Ability Index (WAI) for employees with disability; and (3) identify the best factor structure of Work Ability Index for employees with disability in the Malaysian cultural context.
Lavasani, Sobhan +1 more
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Assessment of work ability with the Work Ability Index (WAI) in a nursing population: a literature review [PDF]
Central European Journal of Nursing and MidwiferyAim: 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 +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 +2 more
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Work ability of aging teachers in Bulgaria [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 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.
Katya Vangelova +2 more
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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 +6 more
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Associations Between Quality of Nursing Work Life, Work Ability Index and Intention to Leave the Workplace and Profession: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Nurses in Croatia. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public HealthIntroduction: Nurses are the largest group of healthcare workers, and healthcare managers should pay attention to the quality of work life and the health and working capacity of nurses in order to ensure a sufficient number of nurses and a stable ...
Čukljek S +7 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 +2 more
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Work Ability Index of Shift Working Hospital Nurses in Jordan. [PDF]
Open Nurs J, 2018 Background:Despite the extensive literature on work ability, few studies have looked at variables associated with work ability of nurses working fixed versus rotating shifts.Objective:The study aims were to explore variables contributing to work ability and to examine the association of demographic, job satisfaction, and work shift to work ability ...
Heyam DF, Besher G, Nesreen AK.
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