Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 14;15(5):990. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050990.
The shortage in Hong Kong of construction workers is expected to worsen in future due to the aging population and increasing construction activity. Construction work is dangerous and to help reduce the premature loss of construction workers due to work-related disabilities, this study measured the work ability of 420 Hong Kong construction workers with a Work Ability Index (WAI) which can be used to predict present and future work performance. Given the importance of WAI, in this study the effects of individual and work-related factors on WAI were examined to develop and validate a WAI model to predict how individual and work-related factors affect work ability. The findings will be useful for formulating a pragmatic intervention program to improve the work ability of construction workers and keep them in the work force.
由于人口老龄化和建筑活动的增加，香港未来建筑工人短缺的情况预计将会恶化。建筑工作是危险的，为了帮助减少因工作相关残疾而导致的建筑工人过早丧失工作能力，本研究使用工作能力指数（WAI）来衡量 420 名香港建筑工人的工作能力，WAI 可用于预测当前和未来的工作表现。鉴于 WAI 的重要性，本研究检查了个人和工作相关因素对 WAI 的影响，以开发和验证 WAI 模型，预测个人和工作相关因素如何影响工作能力。研究结果将有助于制定一个切实可行的干预计划，以提高建筑工人的工作能力，并使他们继续留在劳动力队伍中。
