Boström Maria, Sluiter Judith K, Hagberg Mats, Grimby-Ekman Anna
Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Postal: Box 414, SE 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Academic Medical Center, Department: Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
BMC Public Health. 2016 Sep 15;16:985. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3654-0.
Better opportunities for recovery at work are thought to be associated with work ability in a young workforce but evidence is scarce to lacking. The aim of this study was to examine cross-sectional associations between opportunities for recovery at work and excellent work ability among young workers and specifically for young workers with high work demands.
A study group of 1295 women and 1056 men aged 18-29 years was selected from three biennial years of a population cohort. The subsample reporting high work demands consisted of 439 women and 349 men. The study group had completed a work environment questionnaire in a survey conducted by Statistics Sweden. Associations between opportunities for recovery at work and excellent work ability were assessed by multiple logistic regression models stratified for gender.
Having varied work was associated with excellent work ability in all young men (p < 0.0006; prevalence ratio [PR] 1.3) and also specifically in men with high work demands (p = 0.019; PR 1.3). For the latter group the possibility of deciding when to perform a work task was also associated with excellent work ability (p = 0.049; PR 1.3). Among young women with high work demands, the possibility of deciding one's working hours was associated with excellent work ability (p = 0.046; PR 1.2).
For young men, having varied work can contribute to excellent work ability. In addition, for men with high work demands, the possibility of deciding when to perform a work task may be favourable for excellent work ability. For young women with high work demands, the possibility of deciding one's working hours can contribute to excellent work ability. Employers could use these opportunities for recovery in promoting work ability among young workers.
人们认为，在年轻劳动力群体中，更好的工作恢复机会与工作能力相关，但相关证据稀少甚至缺乏。本研究的目的是调查年轻劳动者，特别是工作要求高的年轻劳动者中，工作恢复机会与卓越工作能力之间的横断面关联。
从一个人口队列连续三年的数据中选取了1295名18 - 29岁的女性和1056名男性作为研究组。报告工作要求高的子样本包括439名女性和349名男性。该研究组在瑞典统计局开展的一项调查中完成了一份工作环境问卷。通过按性别分层的多元逻辑回归模型评估工作恢复机会与卓越工作能力之间的关联。
工作多样化与所有年轻男性的卓越工作能力相关（p < 0.0006；患病率比值[PR] 1.3），在工作要求高的男性中也是如此（p = 0.019；PR 1.3）。对于后一组，决定何时执行工作任务的可能性也与卓越工作能力相关（p = 0.049；PR 1.3）。在工作要求高的年轻女性中，决定自己工作时间的可能性与卓越工作能力相关（p = 0.046；PR 1.2）。
对于年轻男性来说，工作多样化有助于卓越工作能力。此外，对于工作要求高的男性，决定何时执行工作任务的可能性可能有利于卓越工作能力。对于工作要求高的年轻女性，决定自己工作时间的可能性有助于卓越工作能力。雇主可以利用这些工作恢复机会来提高年轻劳动者的工作能力。
