The Social Construction of Stigma in Aged-Care Work: Implications for Health Professionals' Work Intentions.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Although society has cultivated a deeper appreciation for essential health services, societal discourses reinforce a stigma of working in aged care. Drawing on dirty work and Stigma Theory, this study aims to investigate stigma in the context of recruiting health professionals.

Research design and methods

We employed a mixed-methods design to examine the nature and implications of the stigma of working in aged care. A path analysis was used to test whether health professionals' (n = 159) negative perceptions of aged-care work would negatively predict their willingness to work in aged care. A linguistic analysis was conducted to understand how health professionals' (n = 168) use of language positions themselves toward or away from engaging in aged-ca

SUBMITTER: Manchha AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372892 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature