Work Ability Index (WAI) values in a sample of the working population in Poland
| Autor: | Grzegorz Juszczyk, Aleksandra Izabela Czerw, Urszula Religioni, Dominik Olejniczak, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa, Tomasz Banas, Marcin Mikos, Anna Staniszewska |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 78-84 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1232-1966 1898-2263 |
| DOI: | 10.26444/aaem/91471 |
| Popis: | Introduction 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. Objective 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. Material and methods 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 |
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