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<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>Aimed at preparing the basis for planning evidence-based public health measures for preservation/ improvement of nurses’ work ability (WA), the objective was to assess the relationship between WA and sense of coherence (SOC).</p>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
<p>A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 among 713 nurses in Croatia. The association between poor WA index (PWAI) and SOC score (SOCS), adjusted for possible confounders, was determined by binary logistic regression analysis.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>The results of univariate logistic regression analysis showed a statistically significant negative association between SOCS and PWAI (OR=0.977, 95% CI 0.968 – 0.986, p&lt;0.001). The results of multivariate logistic analysis showed an even stronger statistically significant negative association between SOCS and PWAI (OR=0.966, 95% CI 0.954 – 0.977, p&lt;0.001) when adjusted for confounders.</p>
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<h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>The present study suggested SOC as an important health promoting resource of nurses which might offer protection regarding work-related stress. Weak SOC could be an important explanatory factor of poor WA. Accordingly, improving SOC by implementing health promotion measures in nurses’ workplace could be an important way to increase the WA among nurses.</p>
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Introduction
Aimed at preparing the basis for planning evidence-based public health measures for preservation/ improvement of nurses’ work ability (WA), the objective was to assess the relationship between WA and sense of coherence (SOC).


Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 among 713 nurses in Croatia. The association between poor WA index (PWAI) and SOC score (SOCS), adjusted for possible confounders, was determined by binary logistic regression analysis.


Results
The results of univariate logistic regression analysis showed a statistically significant negative association between SOCS and PWAI (OR=0.977, 95% CI 0.968 – 0.986, p<0.001). The results of multivariate logistic analysis showed an even stronger statistically significant negative association between SOCS and PWAI (OR=0.966, 95% CI 0.954 – 0.977, p<0.001) when adjusted for confounders.


Conclusions
The present study suggested SOC as an important health promoting resource of nurses which might offer protection regarding work-related stress. Weak SOC could be an important explanatory factor of poor WA. Accordingly, improving SOC by implementing health promotion measures in nurses’ workplace could be an important way to increase the WA among nurses.

Impact of sense of coherence on work ability: A cross-sectional study among Croatian nurses

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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Vpliv občutka koherence na delovno zmožnost: Presečna študija med hrvaškimi medicinskimi sestrami

Introduction
Aimed at preparing the basis for planning evidence-based public health measures for preservation/ improvement of nurses’ work ability (WA), the...

Impact of sense of coherence on work ability: A cross-sectional study among Croatian nurses

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Jun 28, 2022

Page range: 163 - 170

Received: Feb 03, 2022

Accepted: May 24, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2022-0022

Keywords
nursing, SOC-29 instrument, stress, work ability index, work environment

© 2022 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Impact of sense of coherence on work ability: A cross-sectional study among Croatian nurses

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Jun 28, 2022

Page range: 163 - 170

Received: Feb 03, 2022

Accepted: May 24, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2022-0022

Keywordsnursing, SOC-29 instrument, stress, work ability index, work environment

© 2022 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
nursing, SOC-29 instrument, stress, work ability index, work environment