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ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Factors Impacting Retention of Aged Care Workers: A Systematic Review.

Claire Thwaites, Jonathan P McKercher, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, Irene Blackberry, Julia F-M Gilmartin-Thomas, Nicholas F Taylor, Sharon L Bourke, Sally Fowler-Davis, Susan Hammond, Meg E Morris

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Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Claire ThwaitesAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4045-2090
Jonathan P McKercherAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8839-8353
Deirdre FetherstonhaughAustralian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2451-3578
Irene BlackberryCare Economy and Research Institute and John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4482-4936
Julia F-M Gilmartin-ThomasSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1783-0161
Nicholas F TaylorAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9474-2504
Sharon L BourkeAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7654-7641
Sally Fowler-DavisAnglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3870-9272
Susan HammondVictorian Rehabilitation Centre, Healthscope, Glen Waverley, Melbourne, VIC 3150, Australia.
Meg E MorrisAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0114-4175

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retention of care support workers in residential aged care facilities and home-based, domiciliary aged care is a global challenge, with rapid turnover, low job satisfaction, and poorly defined career pathways. A mixed-methods systematic review of the workforce literature was conducted to understand the factors that attract and retain care staff across the aged care workforce. The search yielded 49 studies. Three studies tested education and training interventions with the aim of boosting workforce retention and the remaining 46 studies explored opinions and experiences of care workers in 20 quantitative, four mixed-methods and 22 qualitative studies. A range of factors impacted retention of aged care staff. Two broad themes emerged from the analysis: individual and organisational factors facilitating retention. Individual factors related to personal satisfaction with the role, positive relationships with other staff, families, and residents, and a cooperative workplace culture. Organisational factors included opportunities for on-the-job training and career development, appropriate wages, policies to prevent workplace injuries, and job stability. Understaffing was often cited as a factor associated with turnover, together with heavy workloads, stress, and low job satisfaction. With global concerns about the safety and quality of aged care services, this study presents the data associated with best practice for retaining aged care workers.

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aged careageingallied healthcare qualitymigrant workersnursingretentionworkforce

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PMID38063576
PMCPMC10706301

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