Work Ability and Associated Factors Among Nurses in a Teaching Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study
Paola Ferri, Angela Contri, Loretta Casolari, Alberto Modenese, Sergio Rovesti, Elena Righi, Lucia Rampino, Domenico Cannizzaro, Annalisa Bargellini · 2026
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Paola Ferri leads a 2026 survey of work ability among nurses at an Italian teaching hospital. Keeping nurses able to work matters amid global staff shortages and an ageing population. Data came from 182 nurses at required health checks from August to October 2022, using the Work Ability Index plus home and job burden details.
Inadequate work ability affected 44.5 percent of nurses, whose mean age was 45.8 years. Muscle and joint disorders burdened 41.8 percent. Each added year of age cut the odds of adequate ability, with an odds ratio of 0.93, and heavy home burdens also hurt. Satisfaction with working conditions stood out as the top changeable protector, guiding retention efforts.
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| CREATOR | Paola Ferri, Angela Contri, Loretta Casolari, Alberto Modenese, Sergio Rovesti, Elena Righi, Lucia Rampino, Domenico Cannizzaro, Annalisa Bargellini |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46242 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |