title: [Work ability of workers from an information technology company].
abstract: Cross sectional epidemiological study aimed to assess the work ability of workers at a telecommunications and information technology company. The Work Ability Index (WAI) developed by Finnish researchers was used along with a questionnaire dealing with lifestyle and sociodemographic data. The study comprised 173 subjects, 60.1% male, average age 42.2 years, 78% married, 72.8% college graduates, 13.9% held a second job, 69.4% exercised regularly, only 12.1% were smokers and 50.3% drank alcoholic beverages. Medically diagnosed diseases were reported by 66.5%. Light mental illness was the most frequent. Among the interviewees, work ability was moderate (9.2%), good (42.2%) and excellent (48.6%). The logistic regression model pointed out that workers who do not get physical exercise run 2.5 times more the risk of having a moderate/good WAI.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Saúde e Trabalho, Departamento de Enfermagem-FCM/ UNICAMP, Campinas, SP. inesmon@fcm.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Maria Inês
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Angela Cristina Puzzi
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation