ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2008
Self-reported work ability of Norwegian women in relation to physical and mental health, and to the work environment.
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- The effect of sleep disorder on the work ability of workers in a car accessories manufacturing plant.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2014Article
- A one-item workability measure mediates work demands, individual resources and health in the prediction of sickness absence.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2013Article
- The predictive value of mental health for long-term sickness absence: the Major Depression Inventory (MDI) and the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) compared.BMC medical research methodology · 2013Article
- Perceived Working Conditions and Sickness Absence - A Four-year Follow-up in the Food Industry.Safety and health at work · 2011Article
- Examining the dimensions and correlates of workplace stress among Australian veterinarians.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2009Article
- Predicting long-term sickness absence and early retirement pension from self-reported work ability.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2009Article
- Estimation of work capacity and work ability among plantation workers in South India.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the self-reported level of work ability among female employees and the relationship between work ability and demographic characteristics, physical health, mental health, and various psychosocial and organizational work environment factors.
methodsParticipants were 597 female employees with an average age of 43 years from urban and rural areas in Norway. Trained personnel performed a structured interview to measure demographic variables, physical health, and characteristics of the working environment. Mental health was assessed using the 25-item version of the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25). Work ability was assessed using a question from the Graded Reduced Work Ability Scale.
resultsOf the 597 female employees, 8.9% reported an extremely or very reduced ability to work. Twenty-four percent reported poor physical health and 21.9% reported mental distress (>/= 1.55 HSCL-25 cut-off). Women, who reported moderately and severely reduced work ability, did not differ a lot. Moderately reduced work ability increased with age and was associated with physical and mental health. Severely reduced work ability was strongly associated only with physical health and with unskilled occupation. Of eight work environment variables, only three yielded significant associations with work ability, and these associations disappeared after adjustment in the multivariate analysis.
conclusionResults indicate that ageing, in addition to poor self-reported physical health and unskilled work, were the strongest factors associated with reduced work ability among female employees. Impact of work environment in general was visible only in univariate analysis.
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