Work Ability Index in Israeli Hospital Nurses: Applicability of the Adapted Questionnaire

Carel, Rafael S.; Zusman, Marina; Karakis, Isabella

doi:10.1080/0361073x.2013.839316

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“…Some studies indicate that the WAI of nurses depends on their position and duties, which is also related to their level of education (5). According to several reports, lower education is a predictor of lower WAI (5,22,40). The same has been confirmed by our finding that nurses with academic degree scored significantly better than the rest.…”

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“…Unlike some earlier studies (27,47) reporting significantly higher WAI in singles than the married persons or those having a relationship, and unlike a study supporting that being married is associated with higher work ability score (58), we found no significant correlation between marital status and WAI, which is in accordance with the report by Carel et al (5).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…It should be noted that the average age of the participants in these studies was lower. However, even though many studies (1,5,27,28,34,47,48,53) have observed that WAI decreases with age, we did not establish that association (Figure 2). Our study also showed no correlation between WAI score and years of work or gender.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is also related to other aspects and attributes of the individual, such as lifestyle, aptitude, and mental and physical capacity (4). By assessing working ability, we can detect employees with difficulties in meeting the demands of the job early on, and this is particularly important in older employees, especially in this era when retirement age is being prolonged (5).…”

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Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Žmauc

Železnik

Težak

2019

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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Nurses with reduced work ability are highly susceptible to the deleterious effects of their working environments, and their rates of sick leave, disability, and early retirement are higher than average. The aim of this study was to evaluate work ability in 433 Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years providing secondary care in thirteen hospitals across Slovenia. To do that we used a standardised instrument known as work ability index (WAI). Mean WAI was 36.98±6.46 and median 38. WAI was not associated with age (Spearman’s ρ=-0.034, p=0.475). Total WAI score strongly correlated with the 1st item of the WAI questionnaire “current work ability” (ρ=0.726, p<0.001). Higher WAI scores were also associated with academic education, full-time employment, and working in a single (morning) or three shifts. Our WAI findings in nurses over fifty call for systemic changes in the nursing environment to maintain good work ability among nurses until the retirement age and beyond.

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Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Žmauc

Železnik

Težak

2019

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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Perceived work ability and work-family conflict in healthcare workers: An observational study in a teaching hospital in Italy

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Grima

Romano

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Journal of Occupational Health

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Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the variables associated with work ability, work‐family conflict and the relationship between these variables. Methods An observational prospective study was conducted and involved 436 employees of a Teaching Hospital in Rome. Data collection was performed using the following tools: the Work Ability Index (WAI) and the Work‐to‐family conflict and Family‐to‐work conflict Scale (WFC—FWC Scale). Data were analyzed through univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multivariate linear regression, using the SPSS software version 25. Results A direct relationship of the WFC score with two variables (female gender and physicians) and an inverse relationship with other two variables (age and administrative staff) were found. There is a direct relationship between the FWC score and the variable “having sons”. The WFC and FWC scores showed a direct relationship between them. The Work Ability presented an almost significant association only with the profession variable, in which administrative staff, followed by physicians, presented a higher WAI score with respect to other professional categories, such as nurses. Conclusions Wellbeing intervention for health workers should be directed mainly to women, older workers and those with sons. In addition, more attention should be given to nurses, who showed lower work ability scores.

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The impact of manual patient handling on work ability: A cross‐sectional study in a Brazilian hospital

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Aim To investigate the level of self‐reported work ability and its association with manual patient handling in healthcare workers. Design Cross‐sectional study adhering to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. Methods A total of 320 healthcare workers answered a self‐administered questionnaire regarding manual patient handling, work ability, occupational factors, occurrence of low back pain and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors from November 2016 to March 2017. The association between manual patient handling and low back pain was analysed with Poisson regression models. Results The prevalence ratio of inadequate work ability was 43.42%. Manual patient handling (PR 1.375, 95% CI 1.038–1.821), bachelor education (PR 2.150, 95% CI 1.272–3.632), less than bachelor education (PR 2.166, 95% CI 1.218–3.855), seniority (PR 1.049, 95% CI 1.024–1.086), poor sleep quality (PR 1.425, 95% CI 1.13–1.796) and presence of low back pain (PR 2.003, 95% CI 1.314–3.052) were all positively associated with an inadequate work ability.

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Work Ability Index in Israeli Hospital Nurses: Applicability of the Adapted Questionnaire

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Perceived work ability and work-family conflict in healthcare workers: An observational study in a teaching hospital in Italy

The impact of manual patient handling on work ability: A cross‐sectional study in a Brazilian hospital

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