| Document ID (ISN) | 102797 |
| CIS number |
03-1679 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Nurminen E., Malmivaara A., Ilmarinen J., Ylöstalo P., Mutanen P., Ahonen G., Aro T. |
| Title |
Effectiveness of a worksite exercise program with respect to perceived work ability and sick leaves among women with physical work |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2002, vol.28, No.2, p.85-93.Illus. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
260 women (average age: 40 years) engaged in physically demanding laundry work were individually randomized into an intervention (N=133) and a control (N=127) group. The intervention group participated in weekly group exercise sessions at the workplace during eight months. Work ability was assessed by means of questionnaires at 3, 8, 12 and 15 months. Both the intervention and the control subjects were rated on their physical capacity from a physiotherapist. At 12 months, the proportion of workers with good or excellent work ability index increased more in the intervention group than in the control group. However, this difference was not statistically significant. There were furthermore no statistically significant differences between the two groups as regards job satisfaction or sickness absenteeism. It appears that a weekly physical activity programme at the worksite improves only slightly the work ability of women with physically demanding work. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical fitness programmes; laundries; women; work capacity; sickness absenteeism |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Finland; job dissatisfaction; case-control study; workplaces; questionnaire survey; physical fitness |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Physical fitness programmes
Laundries and dry cleaning
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