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Psychophysical burden and lack of support : Reasons for care workers’ intentions to leave their work in the Nordic countries
Lina Van AerschotAntero OlakiviTeppo KrögerJiby Mathew Puthenparambilsubject
care worktyövoiman kysyntäSociology and Political Sciencetyöhyvinvointipitkäaikaishoitotyövoimantarveleaving intentionslong- term carevanhustenhuoltopsychophysical burden03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNursing050602 political science & public administrationhoiva-ala030212 general & internal medicinetyöelämäolder adults05 social sciencestyövoiman vaihtuvuus0506 political scienceterveydenhuoltohenkilöstöpsykofysiologiaLong-term careWork (electrical)Care workers8. Economic growthhoitohenkilöstölähihoitajatperushoitajathenkilöstöCare workvanhustenhuoltolaitoksetPsychologytyöpaikan vaihtoikääntyneethoitotyödescription
Long-term care of older adults is currently suffering from a shortage of trained personnel and high turnover rates. Care work is poorly paid, demanding, increasingly time-bound and both mentally and physically burdensome. In this study, we examined the individual, organisational and economic factors that predict professional care workers’ intentions to leave their current employment, using the NORDCARE survey data (2015, N = 3801) collected in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The respondents were mainly practical and assistant nurses. The analysis showed that the predictors of intentions to leave were similar in the four countries. The most consistent organisational predictors of leaving intentions were related to psychophysical burden and a lack of supervisor support. Younger age also predicted intentions to leave. To break the vicious circle of burdensome work and high turnover, care workers need sufficient resources and support to conduct their work properly. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 |