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ArticleHealth services research2023

To care for them, we need to take care of ourselves: A qualitative study on the health of home health aides.

Jacklyn Cho, Brittany Toffey, Ariel F Silva, Ariel Shalev, Monika M Safford, Erica Phillips, Ann Lee, Faith Wiggins, Elissa Kozlov, Emma K Tsui and 4 more

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Article in Health services research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Jacklyn ChoRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
Brittany ToffeyNew York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Ariel F SilvaDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Ariel ShalevNew York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Monika M SaffordDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Erica PhillipsDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Ann Lee1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds, New York, New York, USA.
Faith Wiggins1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds, New York, New York, USA.
Elissa KozlovSchool of Public Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New York, USA.
Emma K TsuiSchool of Public Health, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.
Nicola DellCornell Tech, New York, New York, USA.
Ariel C AvgarSchool of Industrial Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Susan J AndreaeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Madeline R SterlingDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9928-4407
Cornell University · US1199SEIU Funds · USNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital · USCity University of New York · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USStony Brook School · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Disparities in COVID Disease Severity and Outcomes in New York CityUL1TR002384 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JULIANNE L IMPERATO-MCGINLEY · 2017 to 2026
$86.2M
Piloting an mHealth-delivered Mindfulness Therapy with Patients with Serious Illness and their Caregivers to Alleviate Symptoms of AnxietyK76AG068508 · NIA · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES-RBHS · PI KOZLOV, ELISSA K · 2021 to 2025
$1.2M
Leveraging Home Health Aides to Improve Outcomes in Heart FailureK23HL150160 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI STERLING, MADELINE R · 2020 to 2024
$921k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL150160NHLBI NIH HHS K23HL150160NIA NIH HHS K76 AG068508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo understand the perspectives of home health aides (HHAs) toward their own health and health behaviors, and how their job impacts both. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY

settingInterviews were conducted with 28 HHAs from 16 unique home care agencies from August 2021 to January 2022. The study was conducted in partnership with the 1199SEIU Training and Employment Fund, a labor-management fund of the largest health care union in the US. STUDY

designA qualitative study with English and Spanish-speaking HHAs. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured topic guide, informed by Pender's Health Promotion Model and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Total Worker Health Model. To be eligible, HHAs had to be currently employed by a home care agency in New York, NY. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION

methodsInterviews were recorded, professionally transcribed, and analyzed thematically. PRINCIPAL

findingsThe 28 HHAs had a mean age of 47.6 years (SD 11.1), 39% were non-Hispanic Black, 43% were Hispanic, and they had a mean of 14.1 years (SD 7.8) of job experience. Five themes emerged; HHAs were: (1) Healthy enough to work, but were managing their own chronic conditions while working; (2) Motivated to be healthy, in part driven by their desire to care for others; (3) Worked closely with sick patients, which influenced their perceptions of health; (4) Experienced occupational and patient-level barriers to practicing healthy behaviors; (5) Sought support and resources to improve their health and wellbeing.

conclusionsHHAs have numerous health challenges, many of which are influenced by their job. Culturally and occupationally tailored interventions may mitigate the barriers that HHAs experience to achieve optimal health.

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Home Care AgenciesHome Health AidesHumansMiddle AgedNew YorkQualitative ResearchSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited Stateshealth equityhome health aidelong-term caremultiple chronic conditionsoccupational healthqualitative research

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PMID36815290
PMCPMC10154157
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