ArticlePloS one2023
Live-in migrant home care workers in Germany: Stressors and resilience factors.
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- Antecedents of well-being of home care workers: a mixed-methods systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- Occupational health risks and provision gaps among live-in caregivers: findings from a qualitative interview study of Polish live-ins in Germany.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Behind closed doors: a cross-sectional survey on the health and working conditions of migrant live-in care workers in Germany.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Joint trajectories of burden and benefits of caregiving among informal caregivers of older adults with functional limitations: a longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Caregiving experiences and relationships among migrant care workers, older care recipients, and employer families: a scoping review.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Educational offer in older adult home care for migrant family care assistants: results from a multiple qualitative case study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A conceptual framework for the ethical analysis of moral conflicts in migrant live-in care.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- "Nobody Seemed to Notice My Work": The Lived Experiences of Home Care Workers Assisting People With Chronic Diseases: A Phenomenological Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThousands of Eastern Europeans find employment caring for older individuals as transmigrating live-in home care workers in private households in Germany. Studies have shown that the stressors threatening their well-being are multifaceted and include inequalities and a high practical and emotional workload, but research on protective factors is still scarce. AIM &
methodsThis qualitative descriptive study focuses on both the stressors and factors that promote care workers' well-being and contribute to their psychological resilience. In guideline-based interviews, 14 female and one male care workers were asked about their stressors and the factors that help them cope.
resultsIdentified stressors included separation from their own family, strained relationship with either or both the care recipient (dementia) and their relatives (violation of worker´s rights and devaluation of care work), and permanent availability and lack of free time due to a 24-h care schedule. Resilience factors were both external and internal and included positive social relationships, self-determination, experience in care work, and intrinsic job motivation.
conclusionLive-ins reside in an ambiguous setting, exposed to both structural and individual strains. However, external and internal resilience factors contribute to a generally positive attitude toward their job and indicate the agency of this precariously employed group. A socially anchored appreciation of their work and an officially controlled expansion of free time are mandatory to improve the working conditions of live-in care workers.
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