A gender approach to work ability and its relationship to professional and domestic work hours among nursing personnel
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Rotenberg, LúciaPortela, Luciana Fernandes
Banks, Bahby
Griep, Rosane Harter
Fischer, Frida Marina
Landsbergis, Paul
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Applied ErgonomicsDate Published
2008-09Publication Volume
39Publication Issue
5Publication Begin page
646Publication End page
652
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The association between working hours and work ability was examined in a cross-sectional study of male (N=156) and female (N=1092) nurses in three public hospitals. Working hours were considered in terms of their professional and domestic hours per week and their combined impact; total work load. Logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between total work load and inadequate work ability index (WAI) for females only. Females reported a higher proportion of inadequate WAI, fewer professional work hours but longer domestic work hours. There were no significant differences in total work load by gender. The combination of professional and domestic work hours in females seemed to best explain their lower work ability. The findings suggest that investigations into female well-being need to consider their total work load. Our male sample may have lacked sufficient power to detect a relationship between working hours and work ability.Citation
Rotenberg L, Portela LF, Banks B, Griep RH, Fischer FM, Landsbergis P. A gender approach to work ability and its relationship to professional and domestic work hours among nursing personnel. Appl Ergon. 2008 Sep;39(5):646-52. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.02.013. Epub 2008 Apr 10. PMID: 18405878; PMCID: PMC2533702.DOI
10.1016/j.apergo.2008.02.013ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.apergo.2008.02.013
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