Psychophysical burden and lack of support : Reasons for care workers’ intentions to leave their work in the Nordic countries
Autor: | Lina Van Aerschot, Antero Olakivi, Teppo Kröger, Jiby Mathew Puthenparambil |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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care work
työvoiman kysyntä Sociology and Political Science työhyvinvointi pitkäaikaishoito työvoimantarve leaving intentions long- term care vanhustenhuolto psychophysical burden 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing 050602 political science & public administration hoiva-ala 030212 general & internal medicine työelämä older adults 05 social sciences työvoiman vaihtuvuus 0506 political science terveydenhuoltohenkilöstö psykofysiologia Long-term care Work (electrical) Care workers 8. Economic growth hoitohenkilöstö lähihoitajat perushoitajat henkilöstö Care work vanhustenhuoltolaitokset Psychology työpaikan vaihto ikääntyneet hoitotyö |
Popis: | Long-term care of older adults is currently suffering from a shortage of trained personnel and high turnover rates. Care work is poorly paid, demanding, increasingly time-bound and both mentally and physically burdensome. In this study, we examined the individual, organisational and economic factors that predict professional care workers’ intentions to leave their current employment, using the NORDCARE survey data (2015, N = 3801) collected in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The respondents were mainly practical and assistant nurses. The analysis showed that the predictors of intentions to leave were similar in the four countries. The most consistent organisational predictors of leaving intentions were related to psychophysical burden and a lack of supervisor support. Younger age also predicted intentions to leave. To break the vicious circle of burdensome work and high turnover, care workers need sufficient resources and support to conduct their work properly. peerReviewed |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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