Ehsanollah Habibi - Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Moslem Mombeini - MSc Student, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Zahra Ordudari - MSc Student, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Hadis Noorouzi - MSc Student, Department of HSE Management، Islamik Azad University Najafabad Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Introduction: The maximum aerobic capacity (VO2 MAX) is a criterion that can be used to create coordination between the labor and worker. In order to keep the health and physical strength of the individuals and also the increase of the productivity, we can put the people in jobs tailored to their abilities by assessing their physical work capacity (PWC). Method: This cross-sectional study has been conducted on 120 women working in the hospital with ages of 21-49. They were evaluated by the single-stage treadmill test Ebbeling. The general health questionnaire, job fatigue and job satisfaction questionnaires and also the Treadmill test were used to collect data.Findings: According to the results, the maximum aerobic capacity, the physical work capacity and the level of general health were yielded respectively 38.89±1.85 ml/kg minutes, 4.10±0.47 kcal/minutes and 25.43±12.09. Also the mean and the standard deviation of the fatigue and job satisfaction scores were obtained respectively 85.87±32.35 and 57.47±13.01. In the study, there was a statistical significant correlation between the VO2 max and the age, weight, the body mass index (BMI), job fatigue and job satisfaction. Conclusion: According to the results, since the job fatigue and the job satisfaction are related to the maximum aerobic capacity (VO2 max) of the workers, it is recommended that in addition to paying attention to the aspects of physical fitness in the workplace, their mental and psychological aspects should be given special attentions, because it affects the workers physical aspects and consequently their productivity.

Maximum aerobic capacity, Physical work capacity, female employees in hospital, General health