Organization of Work Factors Associated with Work Ability Among Aging Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Arabadjian M ; Dickson VV ; Liang E ; Sheikhzadeh A ; Stimpfel AW ; Weiner SS
• Description:
  The United States (U.S.) workforce is aging. There is a paucity of literature exploring aging nurses' work ability. This study explored the work-related barriers and facilitators influencing work ability in older nurses. We conducted a qualitative descriptive study of aging nurses working in direct patient care (N = 17). Participants completed phone or in-person semi-structured interviews. We used a content analysis approach to analyzing the data. The overarching theme influencing the work ability of aging nurses was intrinsically motivated. This was tied to the desire to remain connected with patients at bedside. We identified factors at the individual, unit-based work level and the organizational level associated with work ability. Individual factors that were protective included teamwork, and feeling healthy and capable of doing their job. Unit-based level work factors included having a schedule that accommodated work-life balance, and one's chronotype promoted work ability. Organizational factors included management that valued worker's voice supported work ability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Aging Workforce Author Keywords: Occupational Health Health Care Workers Nurses Nursing Nursing Workforce Qualitative Methods Work Ability Work Capability Work Organization
• ISSN:
  0193-9459
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  397-404
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059368
• Citation:
  West J Nurs Res 2020 Jun; 42(6):397-404
• Contact Point Address:
  Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, 433 First Avenue, Room 658, New York, NY 10010, USA
• Email:
  as8078@nyu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Western Journal of Nursing Research
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89bb8bb39bf4fe66cb2094c245129cbd5ac810893731958ce894d59a54dd7048a38ae5668d3020d3d9f6261d7c370b4bd61585c5659ab3cdb7c545fafaa0e81b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223627/cdc_223627_DS1.pdf
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