@article{ref1,
title="The importance of the individual predictors and the psychosocial working conditions in assessing the Work Ability Index of people with low vision",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2019",
author="Belevska, Maja and Jovanović, Jovica and Dastevska, Emilija Gjosevska and Velkovski, Zoran",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-10",
abstract="PURPOSE: This investigation was aimed at clarifying the importance of the individual predictors and psychosocial working conditions in estimating the Work Ability Index (WAI) of people with impaired vision. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study utilized a quantitative cross-sectional design involving 450 respondents who had low vision with visual acuity in the range of 0.05-0.3 and 150 respondents with visual acuity in the range of 0.5-0.3 as a control group. The investigation was conducted using the standardized instruments Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) and WAI. <br><br>RESULTS: The average WAI score of the respondents with low vision was 30.1 ± 4.1 and that of the control group was 34.7 ± 3.4. <br><br>RESULTS indicated a positive COPSOQ/WAI correlation in the following domains: work importance, career prospects, rewards/feedback, role and the definition, quality of management, social support, job satisfaction, and health condition. Negative correlations were indicated in the following domains: quantitative, cognitive, and emotional demands; exhaustion; and stress. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The WAI of people with low vision is both positively and negatively impacted via different intensities associated with complex correlations, including gender; age; profession; stress propensity; quantitative, qualitative, and emotional demands of work; specificity of work, professional education; and the presence of stressors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2019.1613811",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2019.1613811"
}