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ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2023

Having a Say Matters: The Association Between Home Health Aides' Voice and Job Satisfaction.

Mara Bensson-Ravunniarath, Joanna Bryan Ringel, Ariel Avgar, Faith Wiggins, Ann Lee, Margaret V McDonald, Lourdes R Guerrero, John Kallas, Geoffrey Gusoff, Megan Shen and 5 more

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Article in Risk management and healthcare policy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Mara Bensson-RavunniarathDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Joanna Bryan RingelDepartment of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8456-5337
Ariel AvgarCornell University, School of Industrial Labor Relations, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2656-0060
Faith Wiggins1199SEIU Training and Employment Fund, New York, NY, USA.
Ann Lee1199SEIU Training and Employment Fund, New York, NY, USA.
Margaret V McDonaldCenter for Home Care Policy & Research, VNS Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1045-0956
Lourdes R GuerreroDepartment of Neurosciences, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
John KallasCornell University, School of Industrial Labor Relations, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2874-2933
Geoffrey GusoffDepartment of Family Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Megan ShenClinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8006-8459
Emily TsengCornell Tech, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1087-1101
Nicola DellCornell Tech, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6119-705X
Sara CzajaDepartment of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8096-5413
Lee A LindquistDivision of Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4290-5081
Madeline R SterlingDepartment of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9928-4407
Cornell University · US1199SEIU Funds · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of California San Diego · USVNS Health · US

Funding

Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001873 · NCATS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI REILLY, MUREDACH P · 2016 to 2025
$99.0M
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
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 TR001873NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL150160
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Despite a rapidly growing need for home health aides (HHAs), turnover rates are high. While this is driven in large part by the demanding nature of their work and low wages, another factor may be that HHAs are often not considered part of the medical team which can leave them feeling unheard by other healthcare professionals. We sought to determine whether this concept, or HHAs' perceived voice, was associated with job satisfaction. Methods and Design: This cross-sectional survey of English- and Spanish-speaking HHAs caring for adults with heart failure (HF) was conducted from June 2020 to July 2021 in New York, NY in partnership with a labor management fund of a large healthcare union that provides benefits and training to HHAs. Voice was assessed with a validated 5-item scale (total score range 5 to 25). Job Satisfaction was assessed with the 5-item Work Domain Satisfaction Scale (total score range 5 to 35). Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to examine the association between voice and job satisfaction. Results: A total of 413 HHAs employed by 56 unique home care agencies completed the survey; they had a mean age of 48 years, 97.6% were female, 60.2% were Hispanic, and they worked as HHAs for a median of 10 years (IQR, 5, 17). They had a median Voice score of 18 (IQR 15-20) and mean job satisfaction score of 26.4 (SD 5.6). Higher levels of voice (1.75 [0.46-3.04]) were associated with greater job satisfaction (p=0.008). When adjusting for Race/Ethnicity, HF training, and HF knowledge, the association between Voice and job satisfaction remained significant ((1.77 [0.40-3.13]). Conclusion: HHAs with a voice in the care of their patients experienced greater job satisfaction. Voice may be an important target for interventions aiming to improve HHAs' retention in the field.

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communicationhealthcare teamhome health aidelong-term care

Identifiers

PMID37705993
PMCPMC10497062
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