Muscular Fitness and Work Ability among Physical Therapists
| Autor: | Edgar Ramos Vieira, Lars L. Andersen, Joaquin Calatayud, Yasmin Ezzatvar, Rubén López-Bueno, José Casaña |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Ezzatvar de Llago, Yasmin Calatayud Villalba, Joaquín Andersen, Lars Louis Vieira, Edgar Ramos López Bueno, Rubén Casaña Granell, José 2021 Muscular fitness and work ability among Physical therapists International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health RODERIC. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia instname Ezzatvar, Y, Calatayud, J, Andersen, L L, Vieira, E R, López-Bueno, R & Casaña, J 2021, ' Muscular Fitness and Work Ability among Physical Therapists ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 4, 1722, pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041722 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1722, p 1722 (2021) Volume 18 Issue 4 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18041722 |
| Popis: | The Work Ability Index (WAI) is a validated and widely used tool in occupational research. However, normative values for physical therapists (PTs) by age and sex are lacking. Although the nature of PTs’ work is physically demanding, it is unknown whether muscular fitness is associated with their WAI. This study sought to provide reference WAI data for Spanish PTs and to evaluate the association between PTs’ muscular fitness and WAI. Data on WAI of 1005 PTs were collected using a questionnaire. A subgroup (n = 68) performed a battery of physical tests including grip strength, push-ups and back-extension endurance. Associations between muscular fitness and WAI were evaluated using logistic regression controlling for various confounders. PTs aged 50 years or older had lower WAI scores than their younger counterparts. PTs with high back-extension endurance scored 3.5 (95% CI) higher in the WAI than those with low endurance. No associations were found between grip strength or number of push-ups and WAI. Our findings seem to highlight the importance of muscular fitness in PTs, especially the back-extension endurance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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