ArticleBMC health services research2017
Health and safety matters! Associations between organizational practices and personal support workers' life and work stress in Ontario, Canada.
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- Vulnerability: An Interpretive Descriptive Study of Personal Support Workers' Experiences of Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Reducing the Burdens of Paid Caregivers of Older Adults by Using Assistive Technology: A Scoping Review.Western journal of nursing research · 2024Article
- Where and how do organizations support families? Work-family conflict and the identification of current initiatives for family-forward policies, practices, and programs.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- The working conditions for personal support workers in the Greater Toronto Area during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2022Article
- Community-based personal support workers' satisfaction with job-related training at the organization in Ontario, Canada: Implications for future training.Health science reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe home and community care sector is one of the fastest growing sectors globally and most prominently in mature industrialized countries. Personal support workers (PSWs) are the largest occupational group in the sector. This paper focuses on the emotional health of PSWs working in the home and community care sector in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this paper is to present evidence on the associations between PSWs' life and work stress and organizational practices of full-time and guaranteed hours, and PSWs' perceptions of support at work and preference for hours.
methodsData come from our 2015 survey of 1543 PSWs. Dependent variables are life and work stress. Independent variables are: objective organizational practices of full-time and guaranteed hours, and subjective organizational practices of perceived support at work, and preferred hours of work. Descriptive statistics, correlations and ordinary least square regression analyses with collinearity tests are conducted.
resultsOrganizational practices of employing PSWs in full-time or guaranteed hours are not associated with their life and work stress. However, those who perceive support from their organizations are also the ones reporting lower life and work stress. In addition, those PSWs perceiving support from their supervisor report lower work stress. PSWs would like to work in their preferred hours, and those who prefer to work more hours report lower life and work stress, and conversely, those who prefer to work less hours report life and work stress.
conclusionFor PSWs in home and community care, perceived support from their organizations and supervisors, and employment in preferred hours are important factors related to their life and work stress.
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