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Monitoring Work Ability Index During a Two-Year Period Among Portuguese Municipality Workers

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  • Teresa Patrone Cotrim

    (Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
    CIAUD, Faculdade de Arquitetura, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-063 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Camila Ribeiro

    (Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Júlia Teles

    (Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
    CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Vítor Reis

    (Health and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal)

  • Maria João Guerreiro

    (Health and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal)

  • Ana Sofia Janicas

    (Health and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal)

  • Susana Candeias

    (Health and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal)

  • Margarida Costa

    (Health and Safety Department, Municipality of Sintra, 2710-437 Sintra, Portugal)

Abstract

In Portugal, little is known about the work ability profiles of municipal workers and their changes during working life. In order to characterize and understand the changes in work ability among municipal workers, a prospective study was designed to begin in 2015 in the municipality of Sintra, in the surroundings of Lisbon, and to collect data every two years. The present paper aims at characterizing the changes in the work ability of those workers between 2015 and 2017 and to identify the main predictors. Data collection was based on a questionnaire that encompassed socio-demographic data, the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II), the Nordic questionnaire adapted, and the Work Ability Index (WAI). In this two-year period, the work ability of municipal workers decreased and the main predictive factors were age, lower-back pain, negative health perception, the presence of burnout, and making manual efforts. Still, there were factors that act as positive predictors of an excellent work ability, such as having training in the previous two years, a good sense of community at work, and a favorable meaning of work. In summary, the intervention strategies in the work field should take into consideration the main predictors of work ability that are relevant for each organization.

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  • Teresa Patrone Cotrim & Camila Ribeiro & Júlia Teles & Vítor Reis & Maria João Guerreiro & Ana Sofia Janicas & Susana Candeias & Margarida Costa, 2019. "Monitoring Work Ability Index During a Two-Year Period Among Portuguese Municipality Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:19:p:3674-:d:272214
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    1. Frida Marina Fischer & Maria Carmen Martinez & Camila Helaehil Alfredo & João Silvestre Silva-Junior & Jodi Oakman & Teresa Cotrim & Donald Fisher & Stephen Popkin & Gretchen A. Petery & Paul A. Schul, 2021. "Aging and the Future of Decent Work," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-11, August.
    2. Teresa P. Cotrim & Pedro Bem-Haja & Anabela Pereira & Cláudia Fernandes & Rui Azevedo & Samuel Antunes & Joaquim S. Pinto & Flávio Kanazawa & Isabel Souto & Elisabeth Brito & Carlos F. Silva, 2022. "The Portuguese Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire: Preliminary Validation Studies of the Middle Version among Municipal and Healthcare Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-14, January.
    3. Nicola Magnavita & Igor Meraglia & Giacomo Viti & Lorenzo Borghese, 2024. "The Work Ability Index (WAI) in the Healthcare Sector: A Cross-Sectional/Retrospective Assessment of the Questionnaire," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(3), pages 1-17, March.
    4. Vanessa Molinero de Paula & Júlia Teles & Teresa Patrone Cotrim, 2024. "Organizational and Individual Factors Influencing the Quality of Working Life Among Brazilian University Professors during COVID-19," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-15, July.

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