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Cynthia Mara Zilli Casagrande1, Jean Paulo Farias, Ney Meziat-Filho
1From the Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Centro Universitário Augusto Motta/UNISUAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Objective:
The aim of the study is to investigate the association of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, work organization, and professional profile with work ability in professional drivers.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study with 449 drivers in Curitiba, Paraná (Brazil). Participants were assessed regarding their work ability (Work Ability Index [WAI]), sociodemographic, lifestyle (physical activity [Baecke's questionnaire] and stress [Work Stress Scale]), work organization, and professional profile using self-completion instruments. The association of WAI with sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, work organization, and professional profile was determined by multivariable ordinal logistic regression models.
Results:
Lifestyle factors best explained the WAI variability. The WAI was inversely associated with stress and occupational physical activities but directly associated with leisure activities and locomotion and leisure-time physical exercise.
Conclusions:
Our data also challenge the concept that sociodemographic information and ergonomics organization influence determining the work ability of this population.
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