The impact of physical fitness, social life, and cognitive functions on work ability in middle-aged and older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Demographic changes encompass societies to maintain the work ability (WA) of aging workforces. The present study explored the relationship between modifiable lifestyle factors, cognitive functions, and their influence on WA, using a multi-group structural equation approach.

Method

Cross-sectional data from 247 middle-aged and 236 older employees from the Dortmund Vital Study were included in this analysis. We proposed a model with three exogenous variables (Physical Fitness, Cognitive Functions, and Social Life), and with WA as the endogenous variable. WA was measured with the Work Ability Index (WAI), which considers job demands and individual physical and mental resources. Multi-group analyses were based on the principles of invariance testing and conducted using

SUBMITTER: Rieker JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature