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ArticleAcademic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry2024

Informal Caregiving Among Faculty at a Large Academic Health Sciences University in the United States: an Opportunity for Policy Changes.

Carolyn Rennels, Snehal G Murthy, Margaret A Handley, Meghan D Morris, Brian K Alldredge, Priya Dahiya, Reshma Jagsi, Jennifer L Kerns, Christina Mangurian

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Carolyn RennelsUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Snehal G MurthyUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Margaret A HandleyUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Meghan D MorrisUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Brian K AlldredgeUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Priya DahiyaUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Reshma JagsiEmory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jennifer L KernsUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Christina MangurianUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. christina.mangurian@ucsf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-652X

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Abstract

objectiveThis article aims to determine the prevalence of caregiving among faculty at a large academic health sciences institution, to examine the effect of gender and other demographic and professional covariates on caregiving status, and to explore caregiver-generated policy recommendations.

methodA cross-sectional, mixed-methods survey was collected from June through August 2018. Participants were faculty within one of the institution's health professional schools (dentistry, medicine, nursing, or pharmacy) receiving at least 50% salary from the institution. In addition to demographic information, we collected academic series and rank, and assessed association between covariates on caregiving status using logistic regression. We analyzed open-ended responses using thematic analysis to identify themes in caregiver barriers and policy suggestions.

resultsAmong 657 eligible respondents, 11.4% were informal caregivers. Women were more likely to be caregivers than men (aOR 2.53, 95% CI: 1.40, 4.78), as were older faculty. Caregivers identified unsupportive climate or unrealistic work expectations, concern about career advancement, insufficient information about policies, and concern about colleague burden as barriers to support. Suggestions for workplace support included improved leave policies, increased flexibility, caregiver resource support, improved clarity and dissemination of policy information, and financial support.

conclusionsWomen faculty are more likely to be informal caregivers, exacerbating disparities within academic medicine for promotion and retention among women faculty. Institutions might include caregiving status in annual burnout surveys to guide the development of structural support and policies for extension of family leave beyond childbearing (or catastrophic leave), flexibility in work hours, and subsidized eldercare services.

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CaregiversAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFacultyFaculty, MedicalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrganizational PolicySex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUniversitiesWorkplaceAcademic medicineFamily leave policyInformal caregivingPhysician burnoutWomen faculty

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