Work ability is based on a persons physical and mental functioning capacity. The work ability index wai is a validated instrument that assesses the individual work ability of an employee. Work ability index wai, a 7item questionnaire, with another one based on the use of wai s first item, which consists in the workers selfassessment of hisher current work ability level as opposed to hisher lifetime best, this single question being termed work ability score was. Pdf on oct 1, 2014, christian hetzel and others published determination of work ability by a work ability index short form wair find. Work ability index wai and its association with psychosocial factors in one of the petrochemical industries in iran. Work ability index wai the tool involves a questionnaire, which serves to conduct a selfassessment. The effects of workrelated and individual factors on the. Psychometric properties of the thai version of the work. Work ability is a crucial occupational health issue in health care settings where a high physical and psychosocial work capacity is required and a high risk of disabling injuries and illnesses is predictable. The seven dimensions of the work ability index, wai. The present study goal was to compare the assessment of work ability based on the use of the work ability index wai to the one based on the use of the first item of wai, this single question being termed work ability score was, in a population of workers occupying a wide variety of jobs or functions. The work ability index wai is a measuring instrument which records the work ability of employed people.
It has been suggested that job strain can significantly influence some dimensions of qol. Pdf determination of work ability by a work ability index short. The conceptual background of the work ability is based on the stressstrain concept and balance model, where the human resources correspond to the work demands in a healthy and safety way. An assessment of the work ability index wai and its.
Study population and methods this study used a crosssectional design with a questionnaire survey and the determination of a work ability index wai 7, 8. There may be some seldom used or new variants that i have not yet uploaded. The index is determined on the basis of the answers to a series of questions which take into consideration the demands of work, the workers health status and resources. Is the work ability index useful to evaluate absence days. Results of 511 surveyed physicians, 387 76% physicians selfreported mobbing behavior in the working environment and 6 26% was exposed to persistent mobbing. The work ability index wai is a finlanddeveloped questionnaire to assess working ability. The impact of internetbased cognitive behavior therapy on work ability in patients with depression a randomized controlled study dominique hange,1 nashmil ariai,1 marie kivi,2 maria cm eriksson,1 shabnam nejati,1 evalisa petersson,1,3 1department of public health and community medicineprimary health care, sahlgrenska academy, university of gothenburg, gothenburg, sweden. Validity and reliability of work ability index wai questionnaire. This study confirms the decrease in work ability of workers while aging. This proves to be a good predictor of a persons employability now and in the future. The impact of internetbased cognitive behavior therapy on. During the next few decades the member states of the eu will be moving into an era in which their workforces will. The tool involves a questionnaire, which serves to conduct a selfassessment. Studies were included if the wai was used as measure of work ability and if quantitative information was presented on determinants of work ability.
From work ability index and model to concrete actions. In addition, attitudes to work and professional competence have an impact on work ability. The method used to assess the work ability was the work ability index wai. The results and experiences from the 1990s have indicated that, beside the health resources, also competence as well as values, attitudes and motivation can play an important role on work ability.
Overall work ability did not differ with age, even though some of the work ability sub scales showed agerelated variation. A method called work ability index wai was developed and tested and its guidelines were published for research and practice. It is a single score index, based on the implicit assumption of a single factor underlying the construct of work ability. We used the work ability index as a standardized tool for measuring work process, health, stress, work ability, and work satisfaction 17. Healthy work in an ageing europe the 5th enwhp initiative due to the demographic change the proportion of elderly employees in european companies will increase signi. The wai can be used for individual employees and groups of workers. The last part was the work ability index wai1,3, used to measure the variable of interest in this study wa. Assume that your work ability at its best has a value of. Selected papers of the 3rd international symposium on work ability, hanoi, vietnam, 2224 october 2007. In partnership with the california department of rehabilitation, workability iii is a part of a larger program established to assist students who are attending. The work ability index wai is a selfadministered questionnaire designed to quantify an individuals capacity for work, which is thought to occur as a result of the interaction of various determinants such as health, competence, and attitudes toward work, as well as the environment in which work takes place bethge, radoschewski.
Work ability helsinki 2008 results of the health 2000 survey work ability is an essential prerequisite for wellbeing and employment. Job content questionnaire jcq, petrochemical industry, psychosocial factors, work ability index wai work ability is a multifaceted and multidetermined concept not only associated with health but also with competence, values, the working environment and. The effects of work related and individual factors on the work ability index. Results of 511 surveyed physicians, 387 76% physicians selfreported mobbing behavior in the working environment and.
During the next few decades the member states of the eu will be. It is based on practical occupational health care research. The wai measures worker ability using questions that consider the physical and mental demands of their work, health conditions, and resources. Since the beginning, the use of work ability index wai both in research and practice has widened to various countries, and the index has been translated into 24 languages. The focus is on the employees and their work ability. At the end of 2003 a german wai network was founded. Factors associated with work ability index wai among. Shift work, quality of life and work ability among. Improving work ability and return to work among women on long. An exploratory study of the work ability index wai and its.
However, there is no study concerning work ability in iran. In recent decades, work ability index wai has been a common practical tool to measure individuals work ability in many european, asian and south american countries. Using the links below you can obtain most of the available english versions of the wai. Work ability was measured by means of the work ability index wai which consists in a 7part selfassessment. Shortened version of the work ability index to identify. Apr 14, 2006 a standardized questionnaire work ability index wai was used to determine the relation between mobbing and work ability. Pdf a study on work ability index and physical work.
Aims to investigate the work incapacity in terms of absence days in patients with as and to evaluate whether. Work ability index wai values in a sample of the working population in poland. Factorial validity of the work ability index among. The finnish institute of occupational health developed one of the most appropriate instruments for measuring work ability. The wai covers the dimensions current work ability compared with lifetime best score 010, work ability in relation to the demands of work score 210, number of diagnosed diseases from a list of 15 diseases score 17, impaired work performance due to illness score 16, sickness absence in the past 12 months. To assess an individuals subjective work ability, the finnish institute of occupational health developed a questionnaire called the work ability index wai 4. The work ability index wai is applied to measure the work ability in workers, but it is not well investigated in patients. Juhani ilmarinen finnish institute of occupational health helsinki, finland 11 th annual eupha meeting, 20. Work ability of workers in different age groups in a public. Background the work ability index wai is a frequently used tool in occupational health to identify workers at risk for a reduced work performance and for work related disability. Work ability as a major determinant of clinical nurses. In the validation process, a nonorthogonal two dimensional structure was identified. It has been translated into 21 languages, including.
Mobbing, stress, and work ability index among physicians. Studies were included if the wai was used as measure of work ability and if quantitative information was presented on. Effects of six month personalized endurance training on. Pdf work ability index wai and its association with. The objective of this study was to examine the factor. All questionnaires were validated to brazilian portuguese and are being used in current use. The work ability assessment is a comprehensive assessment of the individual ability to participate actively in the labor market from a physical, mental and social perspective. The brochure on the work ability index wai presents an instrument for use in occupational health care. Validity and reliability of work ability index wai. The brochure contains a description of the instrument, a protocol for actually determining the work ability index. This finding suggests that pilot intervention studies. Workability iii san diego community college district.
The aim of its use in companies is to maintain, recreate andor promote the work ability of employees. A score of 49 indicates maximum and of 7 indicates very poor work ability. This study aims to examine the association between the work ability index wai and individual characterizations, workload, fatigue, and diseases among intensive care units. Institute of occupational health, helsinki, finland.
Work ability index wai occupational medicine oxford. However, information about the prognostic value of the wai to identify workers at risk for sickness absence is scarce. For best results, a fully standardscompliant web browser such as firefox is highly recommended to view this web site. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to wai work ability index. By placing an individual with an employer, they can work towards becoming job ready by establishing a career goal, developing skills, or addressing. Reference data for chinese workers by age, gender and work content are poorly documented or lacking. The prognostic value of the work ability index for. In many countries, work incapacity is difficult to quantify. Purpose the work ability index wai is a routinely applied instrument for the assessment of work ability. However, it can also be applied as an analysis tool to the whole company or the whole workforce of a company. Using the wai questionnaire the individual worker makes an assessment of his or her working ability.
The results of cronbachs alpha to assess the reliability of questionnaires in the. Pdf work ability index wai and its association with psychosocial. Juhani ilmarinen finnish institute of occupational health helsinki, finland 11 th annual eupha meeting, 2022 november 2003 rome, italy 1. This book describes the work ability of workingaged finns on the basis of material from the extensive health 2000 survey. The study aimed to 1 measure the work ability of employees with disability. Validity and reliability of work ability index wai questionnaire among iranian workers. W orking a lliance i nventory form c instructions on the following pages there are sentences that describe some of the different ways you might have thought or felt about your therapist.
Many changes occur in work ability during a persons lifetime. Work ability index consists of the following 7 items. A standardized questionnaire work ability index wai was used to determine the relation between mobbing and work ability. Proceeding from the assessments of the employees, an examination is made as to whether restrictions on their work ability are immminent in the future and what need. Through a selfassessment questionnaire, the wai measures a workers work ability and helps define necessary measures for maintaining and promoting work ability, as it. The few studies with a focus on the wai s factor structure are mainly based on nonrepresentative samples. New work ability assessment, a useful instrument in. Thus, work ability should be measured using multiple criteria.
Workability iii established in 1989, workability iii at the san diego community college district is a program dedicated to providing vocational services to students with disabilities. Pdf on oct 1, 2014, christian hetzel and others published determination of work ability by a work ability index short form wair find, read and cite all the research you need on. Findings overall work ability did not differ with age, even though some of the work ability subscales showed agerelated variation. In other words, a persons work ability is the sum of several components. Towards a longer working life goteborgs universitet. The aim of this study was to determine the work ability index in an iranian petrochemical job setting and to examine its relationship with psychosocial factors.
The work ability program provides work experience opportunities to unemployed individuals who require a job placement to overcome a barrier as identified through their employment action plan. Objectives to investigate the prognostic value of the wai for sickness absence, and whether the. It focuses on the multidimensionality of work ability. Pdf determination of work ability by a work ability index. The work ability index waiestablishment of a german wai. Objectives in recent decades, work ability index wai has been a common practical tool to measure individuals work ability in many european, asian and south american countries.
In beiden gruppen zeigte sich eine altersabhangige reduzierung des wai. It offers the possibility of comparing individual departments or company sections as well as individual groups of employees and age groups according to their wai values. The focus is on the employees and their work ability assessed by themselves. This questionnaire is often used in workplace interventions to measure the effects of interventions 5. Article pdf available in occupational medicine 57 2 january 2007 with 16,465 reads. The wai is an instrument used in clinical occupational health and research to assess work ability during health examinations and workplace surveys. Establishing the pwc index with attention to wai values for the purpose of saving in costs and time of pwc measurements is another aim of this project. In this model of wai, the subscales were attributed to two factors.
Research article open access work ability assessment in. Background the work incapacity of ankylosing spondylitis as ranges between 3% and 50% in europe. The work ability index wai is a validated and widely used research tool. Sep 05, 2019 wai state advisory meeting may 12, 2020 added 07may2020 workability i wai state advisory committee meeting agenda fmta consultant assignments by region updated 24apr2020 the focused monitoring and technical assistance fmta consultants are assigned geographically and by quality assurance activity to align with the eleven california county superintendents educational services.
Methods the present research is an analytic crosssectional. The work ability index wai oxford academic journals. Original article artigo original testing the work ability. Objectives this study investigated the association between the work ability index wai and the singleitem question on work ability among women working in. Mobbing, stress, and work ability index among physicians in. Correlations between work ability index items in two age groups r2 0. Juszczyk g, czerw ai, religioni u, olejniczak d, walusiakskorupa j, banas t, mikos m, staniszewska a. Psychometric properties, thai workers, work ability index thai version since the beginning of the 21st century, there have been significant changes in the global population structure. The work ability index and functional capacity among older. Objectives in recent decades, work ability index wai has been a common practical tool to measure individuals work ability in many european, asian and. Background the purpose of this research is to establish the ability of employees by work ability index wai, physical work capacity pwc, and finding the correlation between them. Orawan kaewboonchoo, et al psychometric properties of the thai wai 371 key words.
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