Association between work ability and quality of life for taxi drivers

The transport made by taxi drivers allows the ease of locomotion, however these professionals have particularities in their work that can impact on their work ability and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and, work ability and its association with sociodemographic and occupational factors of taxi drivers. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 113 taxi drivers. For the data collection, a questionnaire was used (refined) for sociodemographic-occupational data. In addition, the Workability Index was applied to assess the work ability and the WHOQOL-bref for quality evaluation of life. There was a quality of life score of 74.6±3.33 and a Workability Index of 42.92±2.64 (classification: good). The environmental domain was the worst evaluated. The quality of life was negatively impacted in those with a history of accidents and who traveled to work, already the work ability was better evaluated by those who had rest in the workplace, it was still found an association between the quality of life and work ability. It is concluded that the work ability was well evaluated, the quality of life can be considered moderate to good and there is an association between the two variables in taxi drivers.