Acquired and Persistent Eldercare Demands: Impact on Worker Well-Being

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes-Farrell JL ; Cherniack, Martin G. ; Dugan AG ; Fortinsky RH ; Barnes-Farrell JL ; Cherniack, Martin G. ; Dugan AG ; Fortinsky RH
• Description:
  Eldercare demands (ECD) may result in stress when finite resources needed to fulfill life roles (i.e., family, work) become scarce. ECD may be acquired, continue over time, or be relinquished. They thus may represent acute stress (immediate, severe) or chronic stress (persistent, milder). Workers at six U.S. manufacturing companies completed surveys (N = 520). ECD were operationalized as providing assistance to an adult aged 65+ years due to disability or illness. Workers were categorized into four ECD groups (persistent, relinquished, acquired, and none), and we examined the ECD groups' association with person-centric and work-centric outcomes. Respondents with acquired ECD had worse mental health and greater depressive symptoms than those with none, and those with persistent ECD had greater work stress and family-work conflict than those with none. Findings suggesting that acute stress is more related to person-centric outcomes and chronic stress is more related to work-centric outcomes could inform development of tailored interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Manufacturing Workers Conservation Of Resources Depressive Symptoms Eldercare Families Family-work Conflict Informal Caregiving Job Performance Manufacturing Mental Health Sleep Disorders Sleep Quality Stress-related Illnesses Work Stress

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• ISSN:
  0733-4648
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  357-367
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057692
• Citation:
  J Appl Gerontol 2020 Apr; 39(4):357-367
• Contact Point Address:
  Alicia G. Dugan, Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
• Email:
  adugan@uchc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine/Dentristy, Farmington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Gerontology
• End Date:
  20200929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3e225f557946d647c8b213ae5dcc1e37f535330b10c5690810c9534e8659fcbf124c44c01e086d92b8b7867d94f98343beda99a8ecca91e48ce42e9f1f07d4b2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214951/cdc_214951_DS1.pdf
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