Table 4 Demands of the work and work ability (according to WAI - questionnaire) in respect to the ROS
| Total sample (n = 401) |
1-week ROS (n = 49) | 4-month ROS (n = 352) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demands of the work, n (%) | ||||
| Psychological | 320 (79.8%) | 27 (55.1%) | 293 (83.2%) | < 0.0012 |
| Physical | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Physical and psychological | 81 (20.2%) | 22 (44.9%) | 59 (16.8%) | |
| Current work ability compared to highest work ability ever scored, score (SD) (from 0 (completely unable to work) to 10 (work ability at its best)) | 7.8 (1.6) | 8.0 (1.1) | 7.8 (1.7) | 0.3371 |
| Current work ability with respect to | ||||
| Physical demands of the work | 0.6882 | |||
| Rather good / very good | 299 (74.5%) | 38 (77.6%) | 261 (74.2%) | |
| Moderate | 85 (21.2%) | 9 (18.3%) | 76 (21.5%) | |
| Rather poor / very poor | 17 (4.3%) | 2 (4.1%) | 15 (4.3%) | |
| Mental demands of the work | 0.8662 | |||
| Rather good / very good | 343 (85.5%) | 43 (87.8%) | 300 (85.2%) | |
| Moderate | 50 (12.5%) | 6 (12.2%) | 44 (12.5%) | |
| Rather poor / very poor | 8 (2.0%) | 0 | 8 (1.7%) | |