What Are the Key Workplace Influences on Pathways of Work Ability? A Six-Year Follow Up.

ABSTRACT: To study the trajectories of work ability and investigate the impact of multisite pain and working conditions on pathways of work ability over a six-year period. The longitudinal study was conducted with Finnish food industry workers (n = 866) with data collected every 2 years from 2003-2009. Questions covered musculoskeletal pain, physical and psychosocial working conditions (physical strain, repetitive movements, awkward postures; mental strain, team support, leadership, possibility to influence) and work ability. Latent class growth analysis and logistic regression were used to analyse the impact of multisite pain and working conditions on work ability trajectories (pathways). Three trajectories of work ability emerged: decreasing (5%), increasing (5%), and good (90%). In the former two

SUBMITTER: Oakman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651683 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature