Work capability and its influencing factors in public health workers / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the work capability and its influencing factors in public health workers. METHODS: By the stratified cluster sampling method,2 688 public health workers were selected. The Work Ability Index( WAI)questionnaire was used to measure the work capability. The conscious work pressure was survey. RESULTS: The score of WAI for public health workers was( 37. 1 ± 5. 1),which was in the middle level. Male public health workers had higher score of WAI than that of female workers( P < 0. 01); the scores of WAI for public health workers with municipal units were higher than those with provincial units( P < 0. 05). The work ability decreased with the increase of work pressure(P < 0. 05). The public health workers who had moderate pressure,high pressure and very high pressure were more likely to have reduced work capability than those who had low pressure( P < 0. 01). Female public health workers were more likely to have lower work capability than that of male workers( P < 0. 01). Public health workers with provincial units were more likely to have lower work capability than that of municipal units( P < 0. 01). Workers with high education background,married and in charge of departments were less likely to have low work capability( P < 0. 05). CONCLUSION:s Education background,work pressure,middle and senior level of management were the major contributors of work capability. The key factors to improve work capability of public health workers are to improve educational level,reduce work pressure and create a good promotion platform for public health workers.