A gender approach to work ability and its relationship to professional and domestic work hours among nursing personnel

作者：Rotenberg Lucia^*; Portela Luciana Fernandes; Banks Bahby; Griep Rosane Harter; Fischer Frida Marina; Land**ergis Paul

来源：Applied Ergonomics, 2008, 39(5): 646-652.

DOI：10.1016/j.apergo.2008.02.013

• paid work
• unpaid work
• long work hours
• work load
• work ability
• women's work
• gender

The association between working hours and work ability was examined in a cross-sectional study of male (N = 156) and female (N = 1092) nurses in three public hospitals. Working hours were considered in terms of their professional and domestic hours per week and their combined impact; total work load. Logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between total work load and inadequate work ability index (WAI) for females only. Females reported a higher proportion of inadequate WAI, fewer professional work hours but longer domestic work hours. There were no significant differences in total work load by gender. The combination of professional and domestic work hours in females seemed to best explain their lower work ability. The findings suggest that investigations into female well-being need to consider their total work load. Our male sample may have lacked sufficient power to detect a relationship between working hours and work ability.

• 出版日期2008-9