Work Ability Index: Psychometric Testing in Aeronautical Industry Workers.

Background: The Work Ability Index (WAI) is an instrument that measures work ability. The wide dispersion of the WAI internationally has led to its adaptation for use in different countries. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the WAI.

Worldwide prevalence of inadequate work ability among hospital nursing personnel: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To estimate the worldwide pooled prevalence of inadequate work ability among hospital nursing personnel using the Work Ability Index (WAI).

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted on Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Scielo, PsychInfo, CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health, LILACS, and Google Scholar from inception to July 2021 to identify observational studies on work ability among hospital nursing personnel using the WAI.

[Case detection and follow-up of an outbreak of COVID-19 in repatriated workers: A case series study.].

Objective: The mobility of workers to other countries in a globalized work world has posed an added risk in the current pandemy of COVID-19 and can carry with it an increased risk of spread and transmission of the disease. The collaboration of the Occupational Health Units of the companies and the Health Authorities has been fundamental in the investigation of COVID-19 outbreaks secondary to international travel of workers on mission. The objective of this study was to describe the process of detection and follow-up of cases in an outbreak of COVID-19 in repatriated workers after a six-month mission in a factory of aircraft components in Poland.

Artificial Stone Silicosis: Accumulation of errors in the resurgence of an occupational disease: A qualitative study.

Background: Exposure to artificial stone machining, under the conditions in which marble workers work with this new product, can cause silicosis.

Objective: To examine the experiences of marble workers affected, both in workshop and during home installation of countertops, before diagnosis of silicosis.

Methods: Qualitative study in which 10 open-ended semistructured interviews were conducted with marble workers diagnosed with silicosis after machining artificial stone countertops in Cádiz, Spain.

A Million Steps: Developing a Health Promotion Program at the Workplace to Enhance Physical Activity.

The workplace is a key setting for the prevention of occupational risks and for promoting healthy activities such as physical activity. Developing a physically active lifestyle results in many health benefits, improving both well-being and quality of life. This article details the experience of two Spanish companies that implemented a program to promote physical exercise in the workplace, called "A Million Steps.

[A short form of the positions on nursing diagnosis scale: development and psychometric testing].

The Positions on Nursing Diagnosis (PND) is a scale that uses the semantic differential technique to measure nurses' attitudes towards the nursing diagnosis concept. The aim of this study was to develop a shortened form of the Spanish version of this scale and evaluate its psychometric properties and efficiency. A double theoretical-empirical approach was used to obtain a short form of the PND, the PND-7-SV, which would be equivalent to the original.

The Spanish version of the Position on Nursing Diagnosis scale: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment.

Aim: To report the adaptation into Spanish and psychometric testing of the Position on Nursing Diagnosis scale.

Background: The Position on Nursing Diagnosis is a scale that uses the semantic differential technique to measure nurses' attitudes towards the nursing diagnosis concept.

Design: Methodological design.