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Satisfactory work ability as a key determinant of physicians’ quality of life

Aim. The aim of this study was to examine quality of life determinants among hospital physicians in Croatia with an emphasis on their work ability. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed during 2007-2008 in six randomly selected hospitals in Croatia. The self-administered questionnaires included the Work Ability Index (WAI) developed by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, the Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQL-BREF) developed by the World Health Organization and additional socio- demographic questions. A total number of 269 physicians completed the questionnaires, giving a response rate of 60%. Binary logistic regression was performed to assess how socio-demographic characteristics and work ability groups predict each of the WHOQL-BREF domains. Results. Having a satisfactory WAI score (WAI≥37) was significantly the most important predictor for all quality of life domains, with the odds ratios (OR) being as follows: OR=20.4 (95%CI: 7.9-52.5) for the physical domain, OR=4.9 (95%CI: 2.4-10.2) for the psychological domain, OR=2.2 (95%CI: 1.1-4.3) for the social relationship domain and OR=3.7 (95%CI: 1.9-7.2) for the environmental domain. Conclusions. Satisfactory work ability was a major quality of life determinant in all WHOQL-BREF domains with the highest odds ratio for the physical domain. Maintaining physicians’ work ability is an important issue, because it is foundation for the quality of life of the workforce.

work ability; quality of life; health care workers

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