Quality of life, work ability and other important indicators of XXXX 's occupational health.

@entity1 @entity1442 @entity1032
OBJECTIVES: Work ability may be considered as an important aspect of well-being and health status. One of the most important factors in association with work ability is health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study has been to determine the association between work ability, individual characteristics and HRQoL of female workers. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The design of this study has been cross-sectional. The @entity1442 ( @entity1442 ) and Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaires were used to collect data. Three hundred and twenty female workers were selected from food supplier factories in Karaj. One-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation analysis, independent sample t-test and multiple linear regression methods were used to analyze data. RESULTS: Mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) of the @entity1442 stood at 35.02 and 5.57, respectively. The categories of the @entity1442 for @entity1 being as follows: 8.8% poor, 62% moderate, 25.4% good and 3.7% excellent. Mean  SD for the physical component summary (PCS) and @entity1032 ( @entity1032 ) of quality of life was 58.84  11.12 and 57.45  9.94, respectively. There was a positive significant association between the PCS and @entity1032 with the @entity1442 (p = 0.0001). Workers with higher education had a better work ability (p = 0.002) and shift-work workers had a worse work ability (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Work ability of majority of @entity1 was moderate. Considering mean age of studied @entity1 (27.6 years old), this work ability is not satisfactory. Physical and mental components of the HRQoL were the important factors associated with work ability.
