Table 2.
Items form the Work Ability Index including the Work Ability Score, in total and according to response category, among 926 breast cancer survivors 8 years after diagnosis
| Item 1 Current work ability compared to life-time best (0–10) | |
| Q*: Assume that your work ability at its best has a value of ten points. | |
| How many points would you give your current work ability? | n (%) |
| Excellent (10 points) WAS category 4 | 151 (16.3) |
| Good (8–9 points) | 264 (28.5) |
| Moderate (6–7 points) | 206 (22.2) |
| Poor (0–5 points) WAS category 1 | 305 (32.9) |
| Total | 926 (100)* |
| Item 2 Work ability in relation to the demands of the job (1–5) | |
| Q 1: How do you rate your current work ability with respect to the physical demands of your work? | |
| Very good (score 5) | 313 (33.8) |
| Pretty good (score 4) | 245 (26.5) |
| Fairly good (score 3) | 185 (20.0) |
| Quite bad (score 2 | 73 (7.9) |
| Very bad (score 1) | 66 (7.1) |
| Total | 882 (95.2)* |
| Q 2: How do you rate your current work ability with respect to the mental demands of your work? | |
| Very good (score 5) | 313 (33.8) |
| Pretty good (score 4) | 255 (27.5) |
| Fairly good (score 3) | 190 (20.5) |
| Quite bad (score 2) | 78 (8.4) |
| Very bad (score 1) | 43 (4.6) |
| Total | 879 (94.9)* |
| Item 3 Estimated work impairment due to diseases (1–5) | |
| Q 1: Has your physical work ability been reduced due to cancer? | |
| Not at all (score 5) | 224 (24.2) |
| A little bit (score 4) | 166 (17.9) |
| To some extent (score 3) | 253 (27.3) |
| Quite a bit (score 2) | 144 (15.6) |
| A lot (score 1) | 101 (10.9) |
| Total | 888 (95.8)* |
| Q 2: Has your mental work ability been reduced due to cancer? | |
| Not at all (score 5) | 260 (28.1) |
| A little bit (score 4) | 238 (25.7) |
| To some extent (score 3) | 217 (23.4) |
| Quite a bit (score 2) | 120 (13.0) |
| A lot (score 1) | 55 (5.9) |
| Total | 890 (96.1)* |
Q question, WAS work ability score
*Total sample