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Medica Jadertina, Vol. 50 No. 1, 2020.

Professional paper

Assesment of work ability in physiotherapists

Aleksandra Kraljević orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-6550-7687 ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation; Zagreb University Hospital Center
Melita Rukavina orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-1233 ; Zagreb University Hospital Center
Nikolino Žura orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-8693-9649 ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation; Zagreb University Hospital Center
Lukrecija Jakuš ; Zagreb University Hospital Center
Mirjana Telebuh orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-3542 ; Zagreb University Hospital Center
Gordana Grozdek Čovčić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-6166 ; Zagreb University Hospital Center
Marina Horvat Tišlar ; Zagreb University Hospital Center

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Abstract

Contemporary concepts of work ability emphasise the need to adjust work conditions to workers’ ability, bearing in mind that the psychophysical abilities of workers change over time. A physiotherapist is a health expert who assesses plans and implements therapeutic and rehabilitation procedures.
The aim of this study was to determine the level of work ability of physiotherapists and to investigate its relations to some socio-demographic variables.
The study included 61 physiotherapists at the Zagreb University Hospital Centre. The average subject age was 42.8  11.05. We used the Work Ability Index Questionnaire – WAI for assessing their work ability.
The results show that the average work ability index is 39.16 ± 6.9 points which indicates that the self-reported work ability of physiotherapists is very good. In addition, we found a negative correlation between work ability, age and duration of employment. The most frequent confirmed diagnoses were movement related disorders.
We can conclude that on average physiotherapists rate their work ability as very good, while those who are older and have been working longer show lower work ability.

Keywords

work ability; physiotherapist; Work Ability Index Questionnaire

Hrčak ID:

236690

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/236690

Publication date:

9.4.2020.

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