Journal Article

Work ability index and perceived work ability as predictors of disability pension: a prospective study among Finnish municipal employees

Anne Jaaskelainen, Johanna Kausto, Paivi Leino-Arjas, Jorma Seitsamo, Clas-Hakan Nygard, Anneli Ojajarvi, Elja Arjas

2016

Overview

Objectives We analyzed the work ability index (WAI) and its first item (work ability score, WAS) – and subsequent four-year changes thereof – as predictors of disability pension (DP). Methods We linked survey responses of 5251 Finnish municipal employees, aged 44–58 years, to pension and death register data until 2009. Job content (physical, mental, or mixed) was based on observation. Baseline (1981) WAI was divided into poor (<27), moderate (28–36), and good/excellent (>37) and WAS into poor (0–5), moderate (6–7), and good/excellent (8–10). Four-year changes in these scores were classified as strong decline (

• Publisher: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment ＆ Health,Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health,Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health,Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)
• Subject: Ability / Adult / Age / Changes / Cities / Conflicts of interest / Data collection / disability pension / Disability pensions / disability retirement / Disabled Persons - psychology / Early retirement / Employees / Ethics / Female / Finland / finnish municipal employee / Humans / Indexes / Job content / Longitudinal Studies / Male / Mens health / Middle Aged / Mortality / Municipal employees / Occupational health / Pensions / People with disabilities / perceived work ability / predictor / predictor of disability pension / prognostic risk marker / prognostic tool / Prospective Studies / prospective study / Questionnaires / Responses / Retirement - psychology / Retirement policies / sensitivity / Sick leave / Sociodemographics / specificity / Surveys and Questionnaires / wai / was / Work / work ability / work ability index / work ability score / Work Capacity Evaluation