Kontakt 2014, 16(4):e242-e248 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.10.003

The Work Ability Index for persons aged 50+ as an instrument for implementing the concept of Age ManagementSocial Sciences - Original article

Libuše Čeledováa, Karolína Babkováb, Vladimír Rogalewiczb,*, Rostislav Čevelaa
a Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Department of Social Medicine, Czech Republic
b Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, CzechHTA, Czech Republic

This article addresses the issues of Age Management and the application of the Work Ability Index (WAI) for employees aged 50+. The objective of the study was to verify the potential of the application of an international European questionnaire method for the WAI identification in the Czech environment with the emphasis on the healthcare sector. The practical survey was conducted by a group of nurses and midwives of the Municipal Hospital in Ostrava and the employees of the company Vítkovice Reality Developments s.r.o. The results of the survey imply that healthcare workers scored poorer results in the Work Ability Index than non-healthcare workers. The authors concluded by stressing the need to implement the concept of Age Management as an instrument for staff management and for the maintenance and exploitation of the work ability of older staff members.

Keywords: Work ability index; WAI; Age management; Work ability; Senior employees

Received: July 17, 2014; Revised: September 29, 2014; Accepted: October 13, 2014; Published: December 15, 2014  Show citation

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Čeledová L, Babková K, Rogalewicz V, Čevela R. The Work Ability Index for persons aged 50+ as an instrument for implementing the concept of Age Management. Kontakt. 2014;16(4):e242-248. doi: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.10.003.
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