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A comparative analysis of the Work Ability Index [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2010 The Work Ability Index (WAI) is a well-established instrument to measure work ability. However, the dimensionality of the WAI remains controversial.To identify the dimensionality of the WAI and to investigate dependencies of factors and subscales.The sample analysed in this study consisted of 371 subjects of different occupational groups (teachers ...
P, Martus +4 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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A Study on Work Ability Index and Physical Work Capacity on the Base of Fax Equation VO 2 Max in Male Nursing Hospital Staff in Isfahan, Iran [PDF]
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012 Background: The purpose of this research is to establish the ability of employees by work ability index (WAI), physical work capacity (PWC), and finding the correlation between them .
Ehsanollah Habibi +4 more
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Lifestyle Index and Work Ability
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2006 In many countries around the world, negative changes in lifestyles are observed. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of selected lifestyle indicators on work ability among professionally active individuals.The study was performed in the randomly selected group of full-time employees (94 men and 93 women) living in the city of Lódź.
Dorota, Kaleta +2 more
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Classification of Work Ability Index among young employees [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2005 The reference values of the Work Ability Index (WAI) are best known for people aged over 45 years. However, the WAI score is highly dependent on age and population-based reference values for young employees are needed.To present WAI scores calculated for a population-based sample of employees in their early 30s.A self-administered questionnaire ...
Veikko, Kujala +4 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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Test-retest reliability of the Work Ability Index questionnaire [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2002 The goal of the study was to assess the test-retest reliability of the Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire. Reliability was tested using a test-retest design with a 4 week interval between measurements. Valid data were collected among 97 elderly construction workers aged 40 years and older.
de Zwart, B. C. H. +2 more
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The Work Ability Index (WAI) [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2006 Our multidisciplinary study group (occupational physiol-ogy, psychology, medicine, epidemiology and biostatis-tics) started cross-sectional studies among municipalemployees in 1981. The study participants were followedfor 16 years [1,2]. Since the beginning, the use of WorkAbility Index (WAI) both in research and practice haswidened to various ...
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International Journal of Occupational Hygiene, 2021 Shift work is a social phenomenon with adverse effects on the lives and health of people in various aspects. This adverse effect decreases shift workers’ ability over a time period.
Leila Ibrahimi Ghavamabadi +2 more
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Promet (Zagreb), 2023 Numerous studies have shown that city bus drivers suffer from three key categories of health disorders: cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal disorders and musculoskeletal system issues, affecting the individual’s ability to work.
Martina Mavrin Jeličić +2 more
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