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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Monitoring Work Ability Index During a Two-Year Period Among Portuguese Municipality Workers.

Teresa Patrone Cotrim, Camila Ribeiro, Júlia Teles, Vítor Reis, Maria João Guerreiro, Ana Sofia Janicas, Susana Candeias, Margarida Costa

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Teresa Patrone CotrimErgonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal. tcotrim@fmh.ulisboa.pt.ORCID 0000-0003-2950-5208
Camila RibeiroErgonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal. camiladriribeiro@gmail.com.
Júlia TelesErgonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal. jteles@fmh.ulisboa.pt.ORCID 0000-0002-5923-6582
Vítor ReisHealth and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal. vreis@cm-sintra.pt.
Maria João GuerreiroHealth and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal. maria.guerreiro@cm-sintra.pt.
Ana Sofia JanicasHealth and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal. ana.janicas@cm-sintra.pt.
Susana CandeiasHealth and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal. susana.candeias@cm-sintra.pt.
Margarida CostaHealth and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal. maria.costa@cm-sintra.pt.
University of Lisbon · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Portugal, little is known about the work ability profiles of municipal workers and their changes during working life. In order to characterize and understand the changes in work ability among municipal workers, a prospective study was designed to begin in 2015 in the municipality of Sintra, in the surroundings of Lisbon, and to collect data every two years. The present paper aims at characterizing the changes in the work ability of those workers between 2015 and 2017 and to identify the main predictors. Data collection was based on a questionnaire that encompassed socio-demographic data, the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II), the Nordic questionnaire adapted, and the Work Ability Index (WAI). In this two-year period, the work ability of municipal workers decreased and the main predictive factors were age, lower-back pain, negative health perception, the presence of burnout, and making manual efforts. Still, there were factors that act as positive predictors of an excellent work ability, such as having training in the previous two years, a good sense of community at work, and a favorable meaning of work. In summary, the intervention strategies in the work field should take into consideration the main predictors of work ability that are relevant for each organization.

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Work Capacity EvaluationAdultBack PainBurnout, ProfessionalEthnicityFemaleHumansInservice TrainingMaleMiddle AgedPortugalSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkplaceCOPSOQ IImunicipal workerspredictive factorsprospective studyWAI

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