Perceived work ability of home care workers in relation to individual and work-related factors in different age groups

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-217

  Pohjonen, T ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Blue collar work; Work Ability Index; Work capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0035016157     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/51.3.209     Document Type: Article

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