Work ability index among ageing Czech Republic workers
Authors:
M. Petrovová 1; B. Pokorný 2; P. Hlaďo 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika pracovního lékařství Lékařská fakulta MU a FN USA Brnopřednosta prof. MUDr. Petr Brhel, CSc.
1; Age Management, z. s., Brno předsedkyně spolku Mgr. Ilona Štorová
2; Ústav pedagogických věd Filozofická fakulta MU Brno vedoucí ústavu doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph. D.
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Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 70, 2018, No. 1-2, s. 27-37.
Category:
Original Papers
Overview
Resources:
Global processor of work force ageing causes significant economic and social consequences. One of effective interventions, which should make easier active performance for the employees at work up to the retirement age, is the concept of working ability developed in Finland by the end of the 20th century. It also includes an objective measurement of working ability based on the work ability index WAI.
Objective:
The authors aimed at measuring the WAI index performed in the Czech Republic workers and to compare the Czech group with results of the Dutch study from 2013.
Procedure and Methods:
The Work Ability Index (WAI) in the Czech version represented the tool of investigation. The survey included 361 respondents from six enterprises and organizations in banking, state administration, public health, industry and 60 unemployed persons. The data were collected from September 2014 to February 2015. The data were evaluated in the Statistica Cz 12 program.
Results:
The mean WAI value was 39.4 ± 7.03in the selected cohort and reached values higher than in the Dutch reference values. The statistical evaluation demonstrated that men reached higher WAI values than women. WAI decreased with increasing BMI and the number of diseses diagnosed by physicians. A statistically significant relation was also proved between WAI and the type of work performed. There was no significant relation between WAI and age of the respondents.
Conclusions:
It has become obvious that objectification of the work ability of Czech employees by the WAI index determination should proceed further.
Keyowrds:
age management – working ability - work ability index WAI – older employees – occupational medical care
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