Employers' Perspectives of Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policies for Caregiver-Employees Caring for Older Adults in Hong Kong: Thematic Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs) are rare in Hong Kong. With Hong Kong facing a "silver tsunami" in the near future, it is important to understand the need for such policies and the views of employers for future facilitation.

Objective

This study aimed to identify the support that is currently provided or that could be provided to caregiver-employees (CEs) caring for older adults in Hong Kong and assess the challenge and facilitative support for employers to adopt CFWPs in the specific context of Hong Kong.

Methods

A qualitative research design with semistructured individual in-depth interviews with employers from Hong Kong was adopted for this study. A purposive snowball sampling method was used to recruit participants from the 7 primary indus

SUBMITTER: Lee MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997528 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature