… Ilmarinen, Tuomi, and Seitsamo [23] proposed that several dimensions of health resources,
competence, values, and factors at work contributes to work ability and modelled this like a …

… Grimley Evans J. Prevention of age-associated loss of autonomy: epidemiological … Scand
J Work Environ Health 1997;23 suppl 1:20-26. 28. Seitsamo J, Klockars M. Aging and changes …

Work ability was constructed and defined in 1981 in a follow-up study of aging employees.
The conceptual definition was, “How good is the worker at present, in the near future, and …

… Seitsamo J, Umarmen J. Life-style, aging and work ability among active Finnish workers
in 1981 - 1992. Scand … Seitsamo J, Klockars M. Aging and changes in health. Scand …

Background Poor work ability correlates with increased morbidity and early retirement from
the workforce, but the association in old age is not known. We investigated work ability in …

Background Adjusting work life and encouraging older employees to continue at work has
become a common challenge as the workforce ages. Gender differences in retirement …

Objectives We analyzed the work ability index (WAI) and its first item (work ability score,
WAS) – and subsequent four-year changes thereof – as predictors of disability pension (DP). …

Spinal posture and the resultant changes during the entire pubertal growth period have not
been reported previously. No cohort study has focused on the development of spinal posture …

Objectives We investigated the 28-year development trajectories of work ability among
initially middle-aged male and female municipal employees and the association of perceived …

Several anthropometric measurements were studied for their prediction of scoliosis in 896
children (430 girls and 466 boys) who were free from scoliosis at entry. The children were …