Job satisfaction and quality of life among home care workers: a comparison of home care workers who are and who are not informal carers

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 814-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueh-Ching Chou ◽  
Li-yeh Fu ◽  
Teppo Kröger ◽  
Chiu Ru-yan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
Home Care Workers

ABSTRACTBackground: Job satisfaction and quality of life among home care workers who serve simultaneously as informal carers for their own family members have seldom been explored. This study examined how this dual role influences job satisfaction and quality of life by comparing these dual carers with home care workers who do not provide informal care. The study also explored whether the factors related to job satisfaction and quality of life between these two groups were different.Method: Standardized self-administered questionnaires (Job Satisfaction Survey, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) scales and various social demographic questions) were administered to the two groups of home care workers in Taiwan from March to April 2009. A total of 1,641 home care workers working in 119 non-government organizations sponsored by 23 local authorities completed and returned the questionnaires.Results: The two groups did not differ in individual characteristics, work characteristics or job satisfaction. Analysis results indicate that the lowest mean scores for all home care workers were the domains of promotion and pay within their job satisfaction and the domain of environment within their quality of life.Conclusions: Multiple regression analysis revealed a significant effect of unpaid caregiving in terms of quality of life but not in terms of job satisfaction. Moreover, job satisfaction and quality of life among home care workers were significantly determined by both their work conditions (e.g. travelling time, salary and length of work experience) and personal variables (e.g. age, family income and family support).

Quality of life of three health care workers categories in a hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1365
Author(s):  
Josiane Costa Sales ◽  
Carolina Marques Borges ◽  
Odete Vicente Moreira Alves ◽  
Lívia Wagner Paes ◽  
Ana Cristina Viana Campos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Care Workers

ABSTRACTObjective: investigate the quality of life of three health care workers in a philanthropic Hospital in Minas Gerais. Method: this is about a descriptive study, from transversal design (n=27) with nurses, doctors and physiotherapists whom work in a philanthropic Hospital in Minas Gerais. The valid and reliable Portuguese WHOQOL-bref version was used as a tool to measure quality of life. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil with protocol number 1662.0.000.213-0. Results: dichotomization of all WHOQoL scores based on respective medians showed that most of professionals had partial scores under it: Physic (55.6%), Psychology (63.0%), Social (74.1%) and Environmental (70.4%). Conclusions: measurement of health care workers’ quality of life suggests low quality of life among them, however due descriptive study design it was not possible to consider none comparison among the three health care worker’s categories. Descriptors: quality if life; professional practice; intensive care units.RESUMOObjetivo: investigar a qualidade de vida de três categorias profissionais da saúde de um hospital filantrópico de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Método: trata-se de estudo transversal descritivo (n=27) com enfermeiros, médicos e fisioterapeutas de um Hospital Filantrópico no interior de Minas Gerais. O instrumento utilizado para mensurar a qualidade de vida foi o World Health Organization Quality Of Life na sua versão abreviada traduzida e validada para o português, mediante a aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais sob o Certificado de Apresentação para Apreciação Ética (CAAE) – 1662.0.000.213-0. Resultados: a dicotomização dos escores do WHOQoL feitas pelas respectivas medianas mostrou que a maioria dos profissionais apresentou escore parcial abaixo da mediana, Físico (55,6%), Psicológico (63,0%), Social (74,1%) e Ambiental (70,4%). Conclusão: a mensuração da qualidade de vida dos profissionais de saúde entrevistados sugere uma baixa qualidade de vida dos mesmos, no entanto devido ao caráter descritivo do estudo nao foi possivel realizar nenhum tipo de comparação entre as três categorias profissionais. Descritores: qualidade de vida; pratica profissional; unidades de terapia intensiva.RESUMENObjetivo: investigar la calidad de vida de las tres categorías de profesionales de la salud de un hospital filantrópico de Minas Gerais. Método: estudio descriptivo transversal (n=27) con las enfermeras, médicos y terapeutas en un hospital de beneficencia en el estado de Minas Gerais. El instrumento utilizado para medir la calidad de vida era la de la Organización Mundial de la Salud la calidad de vida en su versión abreviada traducido y validado por los portugueses. El estudio fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética de la Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais con el numero de protocolo 1662.0.000.213-0. Resultados: La dicotomía de la WHOQOL realizados por sus medianas mostraron que la mayoría de los profesionales tenían una puntuación parcial por debajo de la mediana, físico (55,6%), psicológico (63,0%), sociales (74,1%) y Medio Ambiente (70,4%). Conclusión: La medición de la calidad de vida de los profesionales de la salud sugiere una menor calidad de vida para nosotros mismos, sin embargo debido a la naturaleza descriptiva de este estudio no fue posible hacer una comparación entre las tres categorías profesionales. Descriptores: calidad de vida, práctica profesional; unidades de terapia intensiva. 

scholarly journals The burden of high workload on the health-related quality of life among home care workers in Northern Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Sjöberg ◽  
Anita Pettersson-Strömbäck ◽  
Klas-Göran Sahlén ◽  
Lars Lindholm ◽  
Fredrik Norström
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Northern Sweden ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Home Care Workers

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction in Autistic Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
D. Hedley ◽  
S.M. Bury ◽  
J.R. Spoor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Supported Employment ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Employment Program ◽  
The Relationship

The current research sought to understand the relationship between job satisfaction and quality of life in employed individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The research focuses on participants involved in a supported employment program for individuals with ASD, the DXC Technology Dandelion Program. We examined the sustained impact of participating in the supported employment program on quality of life and job satisfaction, via a longitudinal survey of the employees with ASD. Quality of life was assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief, and intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction were assessed with the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (Short Form). Results indicated small but statistically non-significant (using an adjusted significance level of .001) changes in both quality of life and job satisfaction across a 12-month period. Results are discussed in terms of how to further improve the employment program and support employees with ASD.

scholarly journals Which factors are related to Finnish home care workers’ job satisfaction, stress, psychological distress and perceived quality of care? - a mixed method study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salla Ruotsalainen ◽  
Sami Jantunen ◽  
Timo Sinervo
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Home Care Workers

Abstract Background The desire to increase the role of home care in Finland has created problems in home care work. Working conditions have deteriorated, the quality of care experienced is low, and staff members suffer from time pressure and stress, amongst other things. The aim of this article is to explore the challenges, stressors, teamwork and management factors that are associated with home care staff members’ well-being, job satisfaction and experienced care quality, and further, how staff members experience their work. Methods A survey was sent to home care workers in two case organizations that participated in the study. In addition, semi-structured theme interviews with home care workers were conducted. The data from the survey was analysed using analysis of covariance, and interview data was analysed using the Grounded Theory-based method from Gioia et al. Results Respondents of the survey and the interview participants were mainly female practical nurses. The results from the survey showed, for example, that time pressure was associated with higher stress and psychological distress, and interruptions were associated with lower job satisfaction and higher stress. In addition, variables related to teamwork, such as participative safety, were shown to explain the variation in quality of care. The analysis of the interview data further brought up dissatisfaction with management practices, which seems to have led to a decrease in job satisfaction. Exhaustion and strain were present among staff members, which originated from an insufficient number of carers. Conclusions Current working conditions and work practices in Finnish home care are experienced stressful. The results from this study indicate that having more autonomy at work was associated with job satisfaction, according to both analyses. Team climate and idea implementation were related to quality of care. Therefore, increasing self-organizing team practices might be a possible development method for improving working conditions and staff members’ well-being. Implementing self-organizing team practices could possibly also attract employees to work in home care and prevent turnover.

scholarly journals Analysis of the quality of life of professionals working in home care / Análise da qualidade de vida de profissionais que atuam na atenção domiciliar

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 483-489
Author(s):  
Elaine Rayane Cavalcanti Gomes Porciúncula ◽  
Cynthia Girundi Da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Home Care ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
The World ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Objetivo: Este estudo buscou avaliar a qualidade de vida dos profissionais atuantes em um Programa de Internação Domiciliar Interdisciplinar Oncológico. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo exploratório de abordagem quantitativa, na qual a amostra foi composta por 19 profissionais que realizam visitas domiciliares. Foi utilizado um questionário autoaplicável contendo dados sociodemográficos e o The World Health Organization Quality of Life – WHOQOL – 100. Os dados sociodemográficos foram analisados através do IBM –SPSS Statistics 20 e o WHOQOL 100 através do Microsoft Excel. Resultados: O domínio que apresentou escore mais baixo foi o domínio físico (55%), seguido do psicológico (62%), ambiente (63%), nível de independência (74%) e aspectos espirituais/religião/crenças pessoais (74%). Com relação à qualidade de vida do ponto de vista do avaliado, obtive-se um escore de 66%. Conclusão: A partir dos resultados obtidos, torna-se fundamental a ampliação das ações voltadas à qualidade de vida, bem como novas pesquisas na área. 

scholarly journals Jobbtilfredshet og livskvalitet blant norske hjemmesykepleiere

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liv Halvorsrud ◽  
Jelena Kuburović ◽  
Randi Andenæs
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Item Score ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

Job Satisfaction and Quality of Life among Norwegian Homecare Nurses: a cross-sectional studyThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate job satisfaction and quality of life among homecare nurses. A questionnaire including socio demographic variables, the Job Satisfaction Scale and the World Health Organization Quality of Life measurement was used to assess data (N = 126, mean age 39 years, 78 percent were women). The study showed moderate overall job satisfaction among homecare nurses. Satisfaction with colleagues had the highest item score in job satisfaction. Moderate satisfaction was displayed for the following items; responsibility you are given, variation on work, your opportunities to use your skills, freedom to choose your own methods of working, your physical working conditions, your work hours, and recognition you get for good achievements. Overall quality of life as well as the domains; physical, psychological, social relations and environment, showed high scores. Job satisfaction was significantly associated with both physical and environment domain of quality of life.

Alexithyme Patientenmerkmale und Lebensqualität – Eine Querschnittsstudie an 79 ambulanten Patienten mit Angststörungen

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Leenen ◽  
Michael Rufer ◽  
Hanspeter Moergeli ◽  
Hans-Jörgen Grabe ◽  
Josef Jenewein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Fand Sich ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Tas 20

Aus Untersuchungen in der Normalbevölkerung ist bekannt, dass Menschen mit erhöhten Alexithymiewerten eine verminderte Lebensqualität (LQ) aufweisen. Für Patienten mit psychischen Störungen wurde dieser Zusammenhang jedoch kaum untersucht. Ziel dieser Studie war es, den möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen alexithymen Patientenmerkmalen und der LQ bei Patienten mit Angststörungen zu überprüfen. Bei 79 ambulanten Patienten mit Angststörungen wurden alexithyme Charakteristika mit der Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), die LQ mit der Kurzversion des World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire 100 (WHOQOL-BREF) erfasst. Darüber hinaus fand eine Erhebung der psychischen Symptombelastung (SCL-90-R) und depressiven Symptomatik (MADRS) statt. Mittels hierarchischer Regressionsanalysen wurde der Zusammenhang zwischen der alexithymen Charakteristika und den unterschiedlichen LQ-Domänen berechnet. Die Patienten zeigten eine im Vergleich zur Normalbevölkerung deutlich verminderte LQ. Als Hauptergebnis fand sich, auch nach Kontrolle von Depression, Ängstlichkeit und Geschlecht, ein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden TAS-20 Subskalen Schwierigkeiten, Gefühle zu identifizieren und zu beschreiben und vor allem der psychischen LQ. Unsere Ergebnisse sprechen dafür, bei der Diagnostik und Therapieplanung von Patienten mit Angststörungen alexithyme Merkmale einzubeziehen. Im Falle von ausgeprägten alexithymen Merkmalen sollten psychotherapeutische Interventionen zur Verbesserung der Schwierigkeiten Gefühle wahrzunehmen und zu kommunizieren in Betracht gezogen werden.

Glittre ADL test in eutrophic, overweight and obese elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Augusto Baumhardt Guidoti ◽  
Ângelo Pereira Cattani ◽  
Cintia Laura De Araujo ◽  
Fernanda Beatriz Costa Delacoste ◽  
Guilherme Scotta Hentschke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Exercise Intolerance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

The Glittre ADL-test (TGlittre) has been designed and validated to measure functional capacity during daily living activities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is now used in several other situations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of TGlittre in a sample of overweight and obese eutrophic elderly. This was an experimental and cross-sectional study, which included 21 elderly women, allocated by BMI, in eutrophic (n = 8), overweight (n = 6) and obese (n = 7) groups. They were assessed for functional capacity (TGlittre and 6MWT), quality of life (QOL) with the questionnaire World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older People (WHOQOL-OLD) and handgrip strength (HGS). TGlittre correlated with age (p = 0.0040) and with 6MWT (p = 0.0086), but no statistical difference was found in TGlittre's performance time and the distance covered in 6MWT between groups. TGlittre did not correlate with HGS (p = 0.1493) and WHOQOL-Old (p = 0.0905). The data obtained in the present study corroborate that TGlittre is used as a functional measurement variable in the elderly population.Keywords: aged, obesity, exercise intolerance.­­­

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