Work ability index of young employees and their sickness absence during the following year

Perceived Work Ability in the Light of Long-Term and Stress-Related Unhealthy Behaviors—a Prospective Cohort Study

“…job demands and job control) were evaluated using questions from the Job Content Questionnaire [35]. Job demands (11 items) and job control (15) were evaluated on a scale of 1 (very little) to 5 (very much), like a previously reported [7]. The scores of both characteristics were summed and divided into two groups (high/low) based on median splits.…”

“…Conversely, poor work ability has been associated with increased sickness absences, reduced productivity and early retirement [2][3][4][5][6][7]. For the benefit of both employees and employers, it is important to understand the factors that either promote or deteriorate good work ability.…”

Development trajectories of Finnish managers’ work ability over a 10-year follow-up period

“…After an examination of the literature on work ability and occupational health, we hypothesized that younger age and higher managerial level would predict positive work ability trajectories (5, Feldt et al [18][19][20][21][22][31][32][33]. We further hypothesized that high levels of work resources would serve as favorable factors for the development of work ability (15,21,22,32,(34)(35)(36)(37)(38), as would high job involvement and organizational commitment (39).…”

“…In prospective studies, it has been found to predict sick leave (15,16), as well as work disability (17), early retirement (17,18), and mortality (9,17). In investigating changes in work ability, the research performed thus far has been based predominantly on a variable-centered approach.…”

Capacidade para o trabalho e presenteísmo em trabalhadores de enfermagem; propostas de intervençôes gerenciais

“…Assim, o aumento do suporte social do trabalho entre os jovens apresentou-se como promotor do ICT (Bostrom, Sluiter, Hagberg, 2012). A reduzida capacidade para o trabalho entre os jovens prediz afastamentos por período prolongado no futuro fazendo-se necessário, além da avaliação do ICT, exames periódicos de saúde (Kujala et al, 2006).…”