Investigation of the Relationship between Work Ability and Work-related Quality of Life in Nurses.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	ABBASI, Milad ZAKERIAN, Abolfazl AKBARZADE, Arash DINARVAND, Nader GHALJAHI, Maryam POURSADEGHIYAN, Mohsen EBRAHIMI, Mohammad Hossein
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Background:Work ability of nurses is an index of their job satisfaction and is a crucial factor in job quality and security. This study aimed to investigate the association between work ability and quality of working life and to determine the effective demographic and background variables, among nurses.Methods:The present study was conducted among nurses, working in educational hospitals under the supervision of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Work Ability Index (WAI) and Work-related Quality of Life (WRQoL) were used.Results:The mean WAI was significantly associated with total WRQoL score and the two of its sub-items including Stress at Work, and General Well-Being (P-value=0.001). Moreover, the results showed a significant correlation between total WRQoL and WAI Subscales including mental resources (P-value=0.001), number of current diseases (P-value=0.02), and work ability in relation to the job demands (P-value=0.04). The WRQoL and WAI showed significant associations with age and job experience (P-value=0.001). The average score of WAI and WRQoL was statistically different among various working units (P-value=0.001).Conclusion:Overall, results support the association between nurses work ability and WRQoL. Monitoring the WRQoL and work ability of employees would help organizations to know their status and take measures to ameliorate the working conditions.
ISSN	22516085
Volume Number	46
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5750353
Issue Number	10
PubMed reference number	29308385
Journal	Iranian Journal of Public Health [Iran. J. Public Health]
e-ISSN	22516093
Language	English
Publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2017-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright© Iranian Public Health Association & Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Nurses Quality of working life WAI questionnaire Work ability WRQoL scale
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health