Purpose The revised version of the Work Ability Survey (WAS-R) assesses work ability on
several sub-scales at the intersection of personal and organizational capacity, thus adding …

Abstract Purpose The Work Ability Index (WAI) is a routinely applied instrument for the
assessment of work ability. It is a single score index, based on the implicit assumption of a …

Background This study was carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties of an Iranian
translation of the Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire. Methods In this methodological …

Work ability was constructed and defined in 1981 in a follow-up study of aging employees.
The conceptual definition was,“How good is the worker at present, in the near future, and …

It is increasingly important to have validated instruments to assess the ability to work. Thus,
the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of …

Purpose To develop an index to assess capacity to work in relation to common mental
disorders (CMDs) in the general working population and field test its psychometric …

Aims: Validation of the Greek version of Work Ability Index (WAI). Study Design: A cross
sectional survey of 943 workers from a shipyard industry. Place and Duration of Study …

Purpose Participation in regular paid jobs positively affects mental and physical health of all
people, including people with limited work capacities (LWC), people that are limited in their …

Work ability (WA) is an important concept in occupational health research and for over 30
years assessed worldwide with the Work Ability Index (WAI). In recent years, criticism of the …

The goal of the study was to assess the test–retest reliability of the Work Ability Index (WAI)
questionnaire. Reliability was tested using a test–retest design with a 4 week interval …