Invisible no more: a scoping review of the health care aide workforce literature

SJ Hewko, SL Cooper, H Huynh, TL Spiwek… - BMC nursing, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Healthcare aides (HCAs) are the primary caregivers for vulnerable
older persons. They have many titles and are largely unregulated, which contributes to their …

Picking low hanging fruit–A scoping review of work environment related interventions in the home care sector

C Rydenfält, C Holgersson, B Östlund… - Home health care …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Home care for elderly people is an important part of the social welfare system. The sector
employs many people, especially women, and work environment issues are common. This …

Senses of care: Embodying inequality and sustaining personhood in the home care of older adults in Chicago

ED Buch - American ethnologist, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In paid home care—one of the fastest‐growing occupations in the United States—low‐wage
workers help elderly clients living in their own homes remain independent by embodying …

Inequalities of aging: Paradoxes of independence in American home care

ED Buch - Inequalities of Aging, 2018 - degruyter.com
Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions
of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow older …

A novel mindful-compassion art-based therapy for reducing burnout and promoting resilience among healthcare workers: findings from a waitlist randomized control …

AHY Ho, G Tan-Ho, TA Ngo, G Ong, PH Chong… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Protecting the mental health of healthcare workers is an urgent global public health priority.
Healthcare workers, especially those immersed in palliative care, are prone to burnout due …

Health-related quality of life: Expanding a conceptual framework to include older adults who receive long-term services and supports

C Zubritsky, KM Abbott, KB Hirschman… - The …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
For older adults receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS), health-related quality of
life (HRQoL) has emerged as a critical construct to examine because of its focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Burnout after patient death: challenges for direct care workers

K Boerner, H Gleason, DS Jopp - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Direct care workers in long-term care can develop close relationships with their
patients and subsequently experience significant grief after patient death. Consequences of …

Predictors of intent to leave the job among home health workers: Analysis of the national home health aide survey

R Stone, J Wilhelm, CE Bishop, NS Bryant… - The …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: To identify agency policies and workplace characteristics that are associated with
intent to leave the job among home health workers employed by certified agencies. Design …

Turnover among community mental health workers in Ohio

AM Bukach, FK Ejaz, N Dawson, RJ Gitter - Administration and Policy in …, 2017 - Springer
This study examined turnover of community mental health workers in 42 randomly selected
mental health agencies in Ohio. The turnover rate in 2011 was 26%. A regression analysis …

Health‐promoting leadership: A qualitative study from experienced nurses' perspective

T Furunes, A Kaltveit, K Akerjordet - Journal of clinical nursing, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To increase knowledge about experienced nurses' understanding of a
health‐promoting work environment, health‐promoting leadership and its role in retention of …