ArticleBMC public health2013
The level of leisure time physical activity is associated with work ability-a cross sectional and prospective study of health care workers.
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- The Importance of Lifestyle Factors for Work Ability among Physical Therapists: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Muscular Fitness and Work Ability among Physical Therapists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Factors associated with presenteeism due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2020Article
- How Is the Self-Perceived Work Ability Affected by the Duration of Unemployment, Heart Rate Variability and the Amount of Physical Activity in Older Long-Term Unemployed Persons?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Relationships of leisure-time physical activity and work ability between different occupational physical demands in adult working men.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Article
- Lifestyle and work ability in a general working population in Norway: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Physical activity levels of allied health professionals working in a large Australian metropolitan health district - an observational study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith increasing age, physical capacity decreases, while the need and time for recovery increases. At the same time, the demands of work usually do not change with age. In the near future, an aging and physically changing workforce risks reduced work ability. Therefore, the impact of different factors, such as physical activity, on work ability is of interest. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between physical activity and work ability using both cross sectional and prospective analyses.
methodsThis study was based on an extensive questionnaire survey. The number of participants included in the analysis at baseline in 2004 was 2.783, of whom 2.597 were also included in the follow-up in 2006. The primary outcome measure was the Work Ability Index (WAI), and the level of physical activity was measured using a single-item question. In the cross-sectional analysis we calculated the level of physical activity and the prevalence of poor or moderate work ability as reported by the participants. In the prospective analysis we calculated different levels of physical activity and the prevalence of positive changes in WAI-category from baseline to follow-up. In both the cross sectional and the prospective analyses the prevalence ratio was calculated using Generalized Linear Models.
resultsThe cross-sectional analysis showed that with an increased level of physical activity, the reporting of poor or moderate work ability decreased. In the prospective analysis, participants reporting a higher level of physical activity were more likely to have made an improvement in WAI from 2004 to 2006.
conclusionsThe level of physical activity seems to be related to work ability. Assessment of physical activity may also be useful as a predictive tool, potentially making it possible to prevent poor work ability and improve future work ability. For employers, the main implications of this study are the importance of promoting and facilitating the employees' engagement in physical activity, and the importance of the employees' maintaining a physically active lifestyle.
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