Work Ability Index (WAI) values in a sample of the working population in Poland

Ability to work is most often defined as a relationship between a person's resources and requirements specific to a particular type of work. It is the result of interaction between job requirements in terms of physical and mental strain, capabilities and skills of the employee, as well as his/h...

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Published in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2019-03, Vol.26 (1), p.78-84
Main Authors: Juszczyk, Grzegorz, Czerw, Aleksandra Izabela, Religioni, Urszula, Olejniczak, Dominik, Walusiak-Skorupa, Jolanta, Banas, Tomasz, Mikos, Marcin, Staniszewska, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correlation coefficient
Employees
Occupational health
occupational health services
occupational therapists
Occupational therapy
Population studies
Variance analysis
work ability
work capacity evaluation
work performance
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Summary:Ability to work is most often defined as a relationship between a person's resources and requirements specific to a particular type of work. It is the result of interaction between job requirements in terms of physical and mental strain, capabilities and skills of the employee, as well as his/her health condition and own evaluation of functioning in a given organizational and social situation. The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the current value of the Work Ability Index (WAI) in a sample of employees in Poland. The study sample was selected purposefully from 422,000 employees covered by the largest occupational health provider in Poland. The standard WAI questionnaire provided by CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interview) methodology was voluntary and completed anonymously by 688 employees within 12 months (0.16% response rate). The results were statistically analyzed using the Pearson's chi-squared test and correlation coefficient, independent-sample T test and one-way analysis of variance (p
ISSN:1232-1966
1898-2263
DOI:10.26444/aaem/91471