"We just take care after each other": Relational health strategies of nurses and nursing aides working in residential long-term care as a mechanism of in- and exclusion in care teams.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The health of care workers in residential long-term care (LTC) is under pressure. Scholars emphasize the importance of gender-sensitive and intersectional approaches to occupational health.

Objective

To unravel how the health of nurses and nursing aides is shaped by gender, class, age, sexuality and race.

Methods

A qualitative participatory study. A participatory research team, consisting of academic scholars and nursing aides, conducted semi-structures interviews (N = 20) and one natural group discussion (N = 8 participants) to validate our findings. Thematic data-analysis was guided by gender and intersectionality theory.

Results

Empirical findings suggest that gendered norms limit possibilities for self-care for female nurses and nursing aides. Fe

SUBMITTER: Duijs SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307021 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature