BACKGROUND Early labor force exit is one of the major problems worldwide. The present study investigates the relationship between work ability and lifestyle. METHODS This study was conducted at a manufacturing plant in Tehran in 2012. All 851 male workers in this plant were included into the study and their work ability was assessed using the Work Ability Index (WAI). Based on the obtained sc...

background: this study aimed to investigate the relationship between health related quality of life (hrqol), motor ability and weight status in children. methods: two hundred forty children ages 9-11 yr who were selected via multi stage cluster sampling design from primary schools in the shahre qods at tehran, iran in 2007. hrqol was assessed by the pediatric quality of life inventory (pedsql)....

present study tested a model consisting work ability as dependent variable and leadership effectiveness and perceived organizational support as independent variable, with job satisfaction as its mediator. data were gathered from a sample of 330 employees of an industrial organization in iran, who were selected by stratified random sampling method. of this sample, 72 percent were men and average...

OBJECTIVE Menopause is an important life event that may have a negative influence on quality of life. Work ability, a concept widely used in occupational health, can predict both future impairment and duration of sickness absence. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of menopausal symptoms on work ability. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study that used a sample of healthy worki...