 The study found a strong association between the Workability Index, WAI, and a single-item question on workability among women working in human service organizations currently on long-term sick leave. Both the WAI and the single-item question showed similar patterns of associations with sick leave, health, and symptoms. The predictive value for the degree of sick leave and health-related quality of life, HRQOL, was strong for both the WAI and the single-item question, and slightly less strong for vitality, neck pain, both self-rated general and mental health, and behavioral and current stress. Therefore, the study suggests that the single-item question on workability could be used as a simple indicator for assessing the status and progress of workability among women on long-term sick leave. This article was authored by Linda Ulstrom, Anna Grimby Ekman, Mats Hagberg, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.