Health care workers' self-perceived meaning of residential care work.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attracting and supporting a sustainable long-term care (LTC) workforce has been a persistent social policy challenge across the globe. To better attract and retain a sustainable LTC workforce, it is necessary to adopt a unified concept of worker well-being. Meaning of work is an important psychological resource that buffers the negative impacts of adverse working conditions on workers' motivation, satisfaction, and turnover intention. The aim of this study was to explore the positive meaning of care work with older people and its implications for health care workers' job satisfaction and motivation to work in the LTC sector.

Methods

This study adopted a qualitative descriptive design that pays particular attention to health care workers; such as nurses, personal c

SUBMITTER: Yau SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11201782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature