caa a22 4500 606210881 CHVBK 20210128101035.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-015-9569-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-015-9569-2 Workers' Health Surveillance in the Meat Processing Industry: Work and Health Indicators Associated with Work Ability [Elektronische Daten] [Berry van Holland, Remko Soer, Michiel de Boer, Michiel Reneman, Sandra Brouwer] Background Workers' health surveillance (WHS) programs commonly measure a large number of indicators addressing health habits and health risks. Recently, work ability and functional capacity have been included as important risk measures in WHS. In order to address work ability appropriately, knowledge of associations with work and health measures is necessary. The objective of this study was to evaluate which of the factors measured in a WHS are independently associated with work ability in a group of meat processing workers. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in a large meat processing company in The Netherlands. Data were collected during a WHS between February 2012 and March 2014. Personal characteristics, health habits and health-risk indicators, functional capacity, and work-related factors were measured. Work ability was measured with the Work Ability Index and was used as dependent variable. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted, a receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. Results Data sets from 230 employees were used for analyses. The average age was 53years and the average work ability index score was 39.3. In the final multivariable model age (OR 0.94), systolic blood pressure (OR 1.03), need for recovery (OR 0.56), and overhead work capacity (OR 3.95) contributed significantly. The AUC for this model was 0.81 (95% CI 0.75-0.86). Conclusion Findings from the current study indicate that multifactorial outcomes (age, systolic blood pressure, need for recovery, and overhead work capacity) from a WHS were independently associated with work ability. These factors can be used to assess employees at risk for low work ability and might provide directions for interventions. The Author(s), 2015 Occupational health nationallicence Health risk appraisal nationallicence Work ability nationallicence Functional capacity evaluation nationallicence Meat-packing industry nationallicence van Holland Berry Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Dilgtweg 5, 9751 ND, Haren, The Netherlands aut Soer Remko Expertise Center of Health, Social Care and Technology, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands aut de Boer Michiel Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Institute for Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Reneman Michiel Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Dilgtweg 5, 9751 ND, Haren, The Netherlands aut Brouwer Sandra Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/3(2015-09-01), 618-626 1053-0487 25:3<618 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9569-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9569-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Holland Berry Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Dilgtweg 5, 9751 ND, Haren, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Soer Remko Expertise Center of Health, Social Care and Technology, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Boer Michiel Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Institute for Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Reneman Michiel Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Dilgtweg 5, 9751 ND, Haren, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brouwer Sandra Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/3(2015-09-01), 618-626 1053-0487 25:3<618 2015 25 10926