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Work ability is a crucial occupational health issue in health care settings where a high physical and psychosocial work capacity is required and a high risk of disabling injuries and illnesses is predictable. This study aims to examine the association between the work ability index (WAI) and individual characterizations, workload, fatigue, and diseases among intensive care units’ (ICUs’) nurses.

The study sample included 214 nurses selected by a random sampling method from a target population consisting of 321 registered nurses working in eight ICUs. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the association between WAI scores and each of the independent variables.

Results of multivariate analysis revealed a strong and negative association between WAI scores and diseases (B=−5.82, 95% CI=−7.16, −4.48, P<0.001). Among the studied individual characterizations, body …