q uality of working life (qowl) is the attitudes of employees towards their job, especially their work outcomes including job satisfaction, mental health, and safety which directly influence organizational outcomes. therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate train drivers' qowl and determine its influencing factors. in this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study, qowl was...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Portuguese language version of a work ability index. METHODS Cross sectional survey of a sample of 475 workers from an electrical company in the state of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil (spread across ten municipalities in the Campinas area), carried out in 2005. The following aspects of the Brazilian version of the Work Ability Index w...

OBJECTIVES This research was a preliminary effort to determine whether various driving situations seemed to require different driving skills and abilities and to identify the relative demands of specific physical, perceptual, cognitive, behavioral, and operational skills and abilities in different driving situations. METHOD Experienced driver evaluators and trainers estimated the magnitude of...

In our previous studies, we developed the normal periodontal ligament index (nPLI) and residual periodontal ligament index (rPLI) to estimate residual periodontal ligament support for individual teeth during treatment planning for partially edentulous patients. To illustrate the applicability of the nPLI and rPLI, an occlusal-supporting ability (OSA) score calculated using these indices for the...

background employee engagement is the emotional commitment of the employee towards the organisation. we aimed to analyse baseline work engagement using utrecht work engagement scale (uwes) at a teaching hospital.   methods we have conducted a cross-sectional study within the national health service (nhs) teaching hospital in the uk. all participants were working age population from both genders...

Background Work ability of nurses is an index of their job satisfaction and is a crucial factor in job quality and security. This study aimed to investigate the association between work ability and quality of working life and to determine the effective demographic and background variables, among nurses. Methods The present study was conducted among nurses, working in educational hospitals und...