Health and Safety of Limited English Speaking Asian Homecare Aides in Chicago: A Pilot Study

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• Personal Author:
  Buchanan SN ; Rospenda KM ; Zanoni J ; Zhang J
• Description:
  Objectives: To identify health and safety hazards and needs among limited English speaking Asian home care aides, and characterize their acculturation status and how it affects their health and safety. Methods: Surveyed 60 home care aides and interviewed six home care service providers to assess health and safety hazards and needs of the study population. Results: The majority of the study participants were older and did not speak English or did not speak English well. They communicated with senior clients in their native language only or most of the time. Many experienced work related injuries and musculoskeletal pain. Discussion: The Asian homecare aides met the critical needs of an aging community. They experienced many challenges working as a home care aide and as a result of cultural barriers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Home Care Services Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Asian Americans Author Keywords: Acculturation Home Care Workers Home Health Care Injuries Language Barrier Medical Personnel MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Occupational Hazards Occupational Health And Safety Occupational Safety And Health Sociological Factors

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  81-88
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054112
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2019 Jan; 61(1):81-88
• Contact Point Address:
  Jing Zhang, PhD, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  jingz3@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7f2d6ad040dd3ecd79bd8aa524c4f7fbda1f1fae47f0f920da46ec07497287138eb415f130bb145db427051ae5717c1230bf40fb1c919c8c08e1cf7db376ba66
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216746/cdc_216746_DS1.pdf
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