Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify trajectories of work ability from pre-COVID to post-COVID-19 pandemic period and to examine work unit characteristics associated with these trajectories.

Methods

The study population was a cohort of Finnish public sector employees (n=54 651) followed from 2016 until 2022. We used trajectory analysis to identify trajectories of work ability and multinomial regression to examine their associations with prepandemic work unit characteristics and pandemic-related changes at workplaces.

Results

We identified three trajectories of work ability: (1) suboptimal work ability decreasing over time (12%); (2) relatively consistent good work ability (73%) and (3) consistent optimal work ability (15%). The strongest associations with belonging to the suboptima

SUBMITTER: Kausto J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature