Work Ability Score (WAS) as a Suitable Instrument to Assess Work Ability Among Iranian Workers

Mokarami, Hamidreza; Mortazavi, Seyed Bagher; Asgari, Ali; Choobineh, Alireza

doi:10.17795/jhealthscope-42014

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“…We also established a strong correlation between the dimension of current work ability and the entire WAI. This correlation was also reported by studies on much larger samples investigating if current work ability could replace the WAI questionnaire (26,(41)(42)(43). In contrast, some researchers have come to the conclusion that current work ability is an insufficient measure in itself, as it poorly identifies the risk of disability retirement, and have therefore recommended that researchers should stick to the complete WAI instrument.…”

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“…A variety of studies have looked into associations between WAI and sick leave, disease (14-16), lifestyle (14,(17)(18), physical activity/exercise (19)(20), quality of life (3,(21)(22), age (23)(24)(25)(26), education (27), work-related stress (27)(28)(29)(30)(31), musculoskeletal disorders (32)(33)(34)(35), work-family conflicts (35), changing employer or leaving the profession (36)(37)(38), night and shift work (22,39), fatigue (40), current work ability (41)(42)(43), menopause (44), migration (45), ethnicity (46), physical work capacity (47), psychosocial hazard (48), successful aging strategies (26,(49)(50)(51), individual factors (4, 52-54), work-related factors, working conditions and workload (4,14,52,54), work injury (52), and job ...…”

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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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“…Finally, work abilities were also measured with two single items. Since the WAI is very long, several studies have compared it with just a single measure, which seems to work well as a proxy for the whole scale (Ahlstrom et al, 2010;Jaaskelainen et al, 2016;Mokarami et al, 2017). It should be noted that this may not be the case if work ability is measured to predict long-term sick leave/disability pension (Roelen et al, 2014;Schouten et al, 2016), which however, was not the focus of this study.…”

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Who Gets Stuck in Their Workplaces? The Role of Matching Factors, between Individual and Job, and Demographics in Predicting Being Locked In

Stengård¹,

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Leineweber³

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Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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When a workplace/organization does not fulfill one's needs and wishes anymore, many individuals change to other workplaces/organizations. However, for some individuals this is not feasible as they perceive a lack of alternatives; they feel stuck in a non-preferred workplace (being locked in), or they may be in the risk zone of becoming locked in. Few studies have investigated the reasons for becoming locked in, and it is the aim of this study to investigate whether matching factors between work and individual and/or demographic factors can predict locked-in positions. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed-cross-sectionally and longitudinally (N = 3633-6449)-and showed that mismatch in terms of over-qualification and lack of physical and mental work abilities increased the odds ratios for being in locked-in positions. In contrast, working in relatively higher socioeconomic categories of both manual and non-manual work, commonly demanding higher education (vocational or academic), protected against being locked in. This study contributes to the career research field by studying determinants of disadvantageous career positions, which have been neglected in past research.

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“…While the effect of age, sex, education, employment status, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, weight and body mass index (BMI) has been investigated using both the WAS and WAI,1 4 10–12 few studies have investigated the impact of physical performance factors on work ability using the WAS. Age-related decline in work ability is a multifactorial process estimated to occur from middle adulthood, with the physical decline of multiple body systems and the consequent sarcopenia-related loss of muscle strength contributing to a decreased ability to perform physical tasks that often constitute work 13.…”

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Normative reference values and physical factors associated with work ability: a cross-sectional observational study

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ObjectivesTo establish normative reference values for work ability in healthy Australian adults using the Work Ability Score and investigate the association of physical performance factors.MethodsThe Work Ability Score was collected from 720 participants aged 18–101 years from the 1000 Norms Project. Physical performance was evaluated by assessing isometric strength of 13 muscle groups; flexibility of six joints; and 11 functional measures categorised as gross motor, fine motor and balance tasks. Correlations and multiple regression analyses were performed to identify physical performance factors independently associated with work ability.ResultsAge-stratified reference values were generated for work ability. Work ability increased during young adulthood (18–44 years) and declined from middle adulthood (45–64 years) into older adulthood (≥65 years), with no sex differences. Greater gross motor function and balance correlated with work ability (r=−0.498 to −0.285; p<0.001). Multiple regression identified younger age, being employed and a faster timed up and down stairs test as significant independent factors associated with work ability (r2=0.333, p<0.001).ConclusionsReference data can be used to identify individuals with low work ability. This study has identified physical factors associated with work ability that can potentially be targeted to maintain longevity in work. Physical tests such as the timed up and down stairs test may assist in the development of objective job-specific screening tools to assess work ability, supplementing subjective evaluation.

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Work Ability Score (WAS) as a Suitable Instrument to Assess Work Ability Among Iranian Workers

Abstract: Background: The high item numbers is one of the Work Ability Index (WAI) limitations that make it difficult to be completed by the workers. Using the single-item Work Ability Score (WAS) as a simple is one of the proposed solutions which is valid and suitable measure for work ability.

Cited by 9 publications

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Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Work ability index in Slovenian hospital nurses aged over fifty years

Who Gets Stuck in Their Workplaces? The Role of Matching Factors, between Individual and Job, and Demographics in Predicting Being Locked In

Normative reference values and physical factors associated with work ability: a cross-sectional observational study

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