Multiple Dimensions of Work-Related Risk Factors and Their Relationship to Work Ability Among Industrial Workers in Iran

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• Personal Author:
  Asgari A ; Choobineh A ; Mokarami J ; Mortazavi SB ; Stallones L
• Description:
  Objectives. The present study was designed to investigate the simultaneous effects of physical, psychosocial and other work-related risk factors on the work ability index (WAI) score among industrial workers. Methods. This study used a cross-sectional design with a questionnaire survey. A total of 280 workers were included in the study. Data were collected using three questionnaires including the Persian version of the WAI, the Persian version of the job content questionnaire and an author-developed measure (to assess work-related factors, health-related factors and socio-demographic characteristics). Results. The majority of the participants were young, but they had poor WAI scores (mean 37.3 +/- 6.4) and 44.3% of them had poor or moderate work ability. Occupational accidents and injuries were found to be the strongest predictors of WAI scores. Additionally, there was a strong association between WAI scores and supervisor support, skill discretion, occupational training, sleep quality, work nature and educational level. Conclusions. Intervention programs should focus on improving supervisor support, sleep quality, job skills and knowledge and on decreasing physical and mental work demands. Additionally, implementing a comprehensive occupational health and ergonomics program for controlling and reducing hazardous working environments and occupational injury rates should be considered. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Education Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age Factors Author Keywords: Work Ability Index Cross Sectional Studies Gender Factors Industrial Environment Industrial Factory Workers Industrial Hazards Industrial Psychology Industrial Safety Industrial Workers Injuries Injury Prevention Job Content Questionnaire Psychological Factors Psychosocial Factors Questionnaires Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Factors Socioeconomics Sociological Factors Training Effectiveness Work-related Risk Factors Workplace Studies

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  374-379
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051912
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2017 Sep; 23(3):374-379
• Contact Point Address:
  Seyed Bagher Mortazavia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
• Email:
  mortazav@modares.ac.ir
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5531cb7b7bc08e91afb5e964e4374bcde629fe283dea47e6bd2505df2c67abe2c6dfbb4346bc2c6af1dc86e9c9eef89c9dd3ad82423e969e5486362b2cb991e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211585/cdc_211585_DS1.pdf
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