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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 of aging teachers in Bulgaria
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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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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Factorial Validity of the Work Ability Index Among Employees in Germany. [PDF]
J Occup Rehabil, 2019 Purpose The Work Ability Index (WAI) is a routinely applied instrument for the assessment of work ability. It is a single score index, based on the implicit assumption of a single factor underlying the construct of work ability. The few studies with a focus on the WAI's factor structure are mainly based on non-representative samples.
Freyer M, Formazin M, Rose U.
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Interaction of lifestyle and work ability index in blue collar workers. [PDF]
Glob J Health Sci, 2014 Early labor force exit is one of the major problems worldwide. The present study investigates the relationship between work ability and lifestyle.This study was conducted at a manufacturing plant in Tehran in 2012. All 851 male workers in this plant were included into the study and their work ability was assessed using the Work Ability Index (WAI ...
Mohammadi S +6 more
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Effects of work-related stress on work ability index among refinery workers. [PDF]
J Educ Health Promot, 2014 Introduction: Work-related stress is one of the basic problems in industrial also top 10 work-related health problems and it is increasingly implicated in the development a number of problems such as cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal diseases, early retirement to employees. On the other hand, early retirement to employees
Habibi E +4 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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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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Relation of the work ability index to fitness for work in healthcare and public employees in a region of Northeastern Italy [PDF]
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2023 Federico Ronchèse +2 more
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