Securing human resources for Japan's aging population: a mixed methods study of job satisfaction and well-being among Southeast Asian long-term care workers in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Japan is one of the countries experiencing a "super-aged society." The government has looked to Southeast Asia for recruiting workers to fill the demand for long-term care (LTC) workers. However, migrant LTC workers have faced many job-related stressors. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with job satisfaction and subjective well-being among Filipino, Indonesian, and Vietnamese LTC workers in Japan and explore the specific factors behind what makes them satisfied in their jobs.

Methods

A convergent mixed methods study was conducted. The workers were recruited through snowball and convenience sampling and completed a self-administered questionnaire for the quantitative part. The association of the work environment with the workers' job satisfaction

SUBMITTER: Igarashi NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428807 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature