A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation of age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry. [Subjects and Methods] The study was conducted using 100 subjects who were over 55 years old and worked in heavy industry. To obtain d...

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Autores principales: Chung, Jaeyeop, Park, Juhyung, Cho, Milim, Park, Yunhee, Kim, DeokJu, Yang, Dongju, Yang, Yeongae
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Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4305550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.155
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author Chung, Jaeyeop
Park, Juhyung
Cho, Milim
Park, Yunhee
Kim, DeokJu
Yang, Dongju
Yang, Yeongae
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description [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation of age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry. [Subjects and Methods] The study was conducted using 100 subjects who were over 55 years old and worked in heavy industry. To obtain data, we first had the subjects complete the MoCA-K test and Work Ability Index (WAI). The data were then analyzed by frequency and correlation using statistical software (SPSS 21.0). [Results] Through this study, we discovered a significant positive correlation between WAI and MoCA-K, age, and work experience. [Conclusion] This study revealed that work ability in older employees increases not with the number of years worked but with the enhancement of cognitive ability. Special management that focuses on cognition is therefore required for senior employees working in the field of heavy industry.
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spelling pubmed-43055502015-01-30 A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry Chung, Jaeyeop Park, Juhyung Cho, Milim Park, Yunhee Kim, DeokJu Yang, Dongju Yang, Yeongae J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation of age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry. [Subjects and Methods] The study was conducted using 100 subjects who were over 55 years old and worked in heavy industry. To obtain data, we first had the subjects complete the MoCA-K test and Work Ability Index (WAI). The data were then analyzed by frequency and correlation using statistical software (SPSS 21.0). [Results] Through this study, we discovered a significant positive correlation between WAI and MoCA-K, age, and work experience. [Conclusion] This study revealed that work ability in older employees increases not with the number of years worked but with the enhancement of cognitive ability. Special management that focuses on cognition is therefore required for senior employees working in the field of heavy industry. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-01-09 2015-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4305550/ /pubmed/25642062 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.155 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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Chung, Jaeyeop
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Cho, Milim
Park, Yunhee
Kim, DeokJu
Yang, Dongju
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A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
title A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
title_full A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
title_fullStr A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
title_full_unstemmed A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
title_short A study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
title_sort study on the relationships between age, work experience, cognition, and work ability in older employees working in heavy industry
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4305550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.155
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