Why Do They Leave? Factors Associated With Job Termination Among Personal Assistant Workers in Home Care

被引：29

作者：

Butler, Sandra S. ^{[1
]}

Simpson, Nan ^{[1
]}

Brennan, Mark ^{[2
]}

Turner, Winston ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maine, Sch Social Work, 5770 Social Work Bldg, Orono, ME 04469 USA

[2] AIDS Community Res Initiat Amer ACRIA, New York, NY USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK | 2010年 / 53卷 / 08期

关键词：

Direct care workforce; long-term care; turnover; home care workers; aging in place; women; personal care assistants; mixed methods;

D O I：

10.1080/01634372.2010.517236

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Recruiting and retaining an adequate number of personal support workers in home care is both challenging and essential to allowing elders to age in place. A mixed-method, longitudinal study examined turnover in a sample of 261 personal support workers in Maine; 70 workers (26.8%) left their employment in the first year of the study. Logistic regression analysis indicated that younger age and lack of health insurance were significant predictors of turnover. Analysis of telephone interviews revealed three overarching themes related to termination: job not worthwhile, personal reasons, and burnout. Implications of study findings for gerontological social workers are outlined.

引用

页码：665 / 681

页数：17

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