• Active commuting and work ability: A cross-sectional study of chicken meat industry workers in Thailand 

      Phanprasit, Wantanee; Chotiphan, Chotirot; Konthonbut, Pajaree; Laohaudomchok, Wisanti; Ikäheimo, Tiina; Jaakkola, Jouni J.K.; Näyhä, Simo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-11)
      There is ample evidence regarding positive health effects of cycling or walking to work (active commuting [AC]). However, little is known about the effects of AC on work ability. Therefore, we examined 422 Thai chicken meat industry workers who assessed their current work ability (CWA) compared to their lifetime best by assigning scores ranging from 0 to 10. The CWA was compared between active ...
    • Self-Assessed Threshold Temperature for Cold among Poultry Industry Workers in Thailand 

      Laohaudomchok, Wisanti; Phanprasit, Wantanee; Konthonbut, Pajaree; Tangtong, Chaiyanun; Sripaiboonkij, Penpatra; Ikäheimo, Tiina; Jaakkola, Jouni J. K.; Näyhä, Simo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-23)
      The self-assessed threshold temperature for cold in the workplace is not well known. We asked 392 chicken industry workers in Thailand what they regard as the cold threshold (CT) and compared subgroups of workers using linear and quantile regressions by CT sextiles (percentiles P<sub>17</sub>, P<sub>33</sub>, P<sub>50</sub>, P<sub>67</sub>, and P<sub>83</sub>, from warmest to coldest). The variables ...
    • Workplace Cold and Perceived Work Ability: Paradoxically Greater Disadvantage for More vs. Less-Educated Poultry Industry Workers in Thailand 

      Phanprasit, Wantanee; Konthonbut, Pajaree; Laohaudomchok, Wisanti; Tangtong, Chaiyanun; Ikäheimo, Tiina; Jaakkola, Jouni; Nayha, Simo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-01)
      The association between worksite temperature and perceived work ability (WA) in various educational classes remains unknown. Therefore, we interviewed 286 poultry industry workers in Thailand about their WA and linked their responses to worksite temperature. WA was based on the self-assessment of current work ability compared with their lifetime best ability (scores 0–10). Education was classified ...