Effect of job and individual factors on Work Ability Index (WAI) in a dairy company

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Published: Nov 30, 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18844/gjpaas.v0i7.3159

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Haji Omid Kalte
Occupational Health Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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Background: The work ability index (WAI) is one the most widely used instruments for measuring perceived work ability. However, very few studies have used this instrument in Iran. The present study is designed to assess effect of individual and work-related risk factors on the WAI in one dairy factory. Methods: This cross-sectional study was designed among 117 workers. Work ability was measured by the Persian versions of Work Ability Index (P-WAI). An author-developed measure was used to assess individual and work-related factors. All Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 21 (USA, SPSS Inc.). Results: The mean age of participants was 32.38 ± 7.3 and the Mean score of the WAI was 44.92 ± 5.56. According to the categorical classification of WAI score, 10.9, 35.6, and 53.5 % of participants had moderate, good and excellent work ability, respectively. The results of statistical analyses showed that mean WAI significantly differed with age (0.049), sleep quality (p= 0.035) and employment status (p= 0.014). Conclusion: To improve the workers’ work ability, intervention programs should focus on improving sleep quality and exercise. Also, we suggest that increasing job insecurity should be considered an important intervention in promoting worker’s work ability.


Keywords: Work Ability Index (WAI), Sleep Quality, Job Insecurity




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Kalte, H. O. (2016). Effect of job and individual factors on Work Ability Index (WAI) in a dairy company. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Advances in Pure and Applied Sciences, 2016(7), 34–39. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjpaas.v0i7.3159
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No. 7 (2016): Selected Papers of 2nd World Conference on Health Sciences (H-SCI 2015)
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