Organization of Work Factors Associated with Work Ability among Aging Nurses

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• Alternative Title:
  West J Nurs Res
• Personal Author:
  Stimpfel, Amy Witkoski ; Arabadjian, Milla ; Liang, Eva ; Sheikhzadeh, Ali ; Weiner, Shira Schecter ; Dickson, Victoria Vaughan
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aging Female Humans Male Middle Aged Nurses Occupational Health Qualitative Research Work Capacity Evaluation Workload

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• Source:
  West J Nurs Res. 42(6):397-404
• Pubmed ID:
  31322064
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6980255
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T42 OH008422/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:19a5d97870129858dba7fea876d44a6906fec9b0a75ad2ff442656e9e84ac50c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84511/cdc_84511_DS1.pdf
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