Protecting Workers in the Home Care Industry: Workers’ Experienced Job Demands, Resource Gaps, and Benefits Following a Socially Supportive Intervention

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• Personal Author:
  Bettencourt KM ; Haque A ; Hess JA ; Luther Rhoten K ; Mabry L ; Olson, Ryan ; Parker KN ; Thompson SV ; Wright RR
• Description:
  The Community of Practice and Safety Support (COMPASS) program is a peer-led group intervention for home care workers. In a randomized controlled trial, COMPASS significantly improved workers' professional support networks and safety and health behaviors. However, quantitative findings failed to capture workers' complex emotional, physical, and social experiences with job demands, resource limitations, and the intervention itself. Therefore, we conducted qualitative follow-up interviews with a sample of participants (n = 28) in the program. Results provided examples of unique physical and psychological demands, revealed stressful resource limitations (e.g., safety equipment access), and elucidated COMPASS's role as a valuable resource. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Health Personnel Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Caregiving Work Issues Health Care Workers Health Promotion Home Care Home Health Care Intervention Effectiveness Job Demands Job Stress Resources Safety Safety Equipment Safety Practices Social Support Total Worker Health TWH Well-being

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• ISSN:
  0162-1424
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  259-276
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054534
• Citation:
  Home Health Care Serv Q 2018 Jul; 37(3):259-276
• Contact Point Address:
  Kelsey N. Parker, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239
• Email:
  parkkel@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Home Health Care Services Quarterly
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f71f76f33f7e72e4c8a0007997728953f83aecd42e9283e7564239458fee4144a9c4b34f23efbb7c5e24d699eb51f6509a01a92a306dce46c7eec2e92aef834a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217065/cdc_217065_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.47 MB ]