Safety Factors Predictive of Job Satisfaction and Job Retention Among Home Healthcare Aides

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• Personal Author:
  Canton AN ; Damsky MR ; Gershon RR ; Pearson JM ; Samar SM ; Sherman MF
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: athough many of the well known work characteristics associated with job satisfaction in home health care have been documented, a unique aspect of the home health care aides' (HHA) work environment that might also affect job satisfaction is the fact that their workplace is a household. To obtain a better understanding of the potential impact of the risks/exposures/hazards within the household environment on job satisfaction and job retention in home care, we recently conducted a risk assessment study. METHODS: Survey data from a convenience sample of 823 New York City HHAs were obtained and analyzed. RESULTS: household/job-related risks, environmental exposures, transportation issues, threats/verbal and physical abuse, and potential for violence were significantly correlated with HHA job satisfaction and job retention. CONCLUSIONS: addressing the modifiable risk factors in the home health care household may improve job satisfaction and reduce job turnover in this work population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Fatigue Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Health-care-personnel Health-hazards Health-protection Health-services Health-surveys Injury-prevention Medical-care Medical-personnel Medical-services Medical-surveys Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-hazards Physical-stress Physiological-factors Physiological-stress Psychological-effects Psychological-fatigue Psychological-stress Questionnaires Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-climate Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Work-environment Work-performance Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1095-1539
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035351
• Citation:
  J Environ Med 2008 Dec; 50(12):1430-1441
• Contact Point Address:
  Robyn R.M. Gershon, MT, MHS, DrPH, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, Suite 1003, NY, NY 10032
• Email:
  rg405@columbia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Columbia University, Health Sciences
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20080630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3b08fa775430a6f752cb6a9e5fcfc71dba5816f4e30a17cd1c4e3b76277630150f5f392d7a3e69716e2f67b7f6b4fd4dcef70b66c794ffc8ee95169e871f6dfd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187239/cdc_187239_DS1.pdf
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