Maja, Belevska and Jovica, Jovanovic and Emilija, Gjosevska Dastevska and Zoran, Velkovski (2021) The importance of individual predictors and psychosocial working conditions in assessing the work ability index of people with low vision. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 27 (2). pp. 442-451. ISSN 1080-3548 (Print), 2376-9130 (Online)
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Abstract
Purpose. This investigation aimed to clarify the importance of individual predictors and psychosocial working conditions
in estimating the work ability index (WAI) of people with impaired vision. Materials and methods. This study utilized a
quantitative cross-sectional design involving 450 respondents who had low vision with visual acuity in the range of 0.05
0.3 and a control group of 150 respondents with visual acuity in the range of 0.5–0.3. The investigation was conducted using
the standardized instruments of the Copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQ) and the WAI. Results. The average
WAIscore of the respondents with low vision was 30.1±4.1 and that of the control group was 34.7±3.4. Results indicated a
positive COPSOQ/WAI correlation in the following domains: work importance; career prospects; rewards/feedback; role and
definition; quality of management; social support; job satisfaction; health condition. Negative correlations were indicated in
the following domains: quantitative, cognitive and emotional demands; exhaustion; stress. Conclusions. The WAI of people
with low vision is both positively and negatively impacted via different intensities associated with complex correlations,
including: gender; age; profession; stress propensity; quantitative, qualitative and emotional demands of work; specificity of
work, professional education; presence of stressors.
Keywords: individual predictors; psychosocial conditions; work ability index; people with low vision
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences |
| Divisions: | Higher Medical School |
| Depositing User: | MSc Daniela Petkovska |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2026 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2026 11:00 |
| URI: | https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/11969 |
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