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Published on: March 7, 2019
The relationship between meeting of recommendations on physical activity for health and perceived work ability among
Agnieszka Nawrocka1, Wiesław Garbaciak2, Jarosław Cholewa1
1a Department of Health-Related Physical Activity , The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice , Katowice , Poland.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between meeting recommendations on physical activity for health in leisure-time and the ability to work among Polish white-collar workers.
Methods:
The study used a cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 360 white-collar workers. Participants recorded 7-day physical activity logs, including form, duration and intensity of leisure-time physical activities. The results were compared to health recommendations. A standardized Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire was used in assessing the ability to work.
Results:
Participants who met health recommendations achieved higher scores of the WAI (mean score = 41.93) in comparison to those who were not sufficiently physically active (mean score = 39.35) (p < .001). The results of binary logistic regression show that meeting health-related physical activity recommendations almost double the odds of reaching at least good work ability (OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 1.12-3.36).
Conclusions:
Meeting leisure-time physical activity recommendations (especially the criterion of vigorous physical activity) is significantly related to higher self-assessed ability to work among white-collar workers.
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