Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel
Recent demographic developments in Europe have increased the demand for home care. Working in other people’s home environment is challenging. Home care personnel’s musculoskeletal disorders are common, and care personnel overall often have sleep disturbances. In this study, associations between occ...
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oai:doaj.org-article:8fbc1eea8c4940118da69afcce1699ac2021-11-14T00:03:45ZSleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel10.18291/njwls.1292212245-0157https://doaj.org/article/8fbc1eea8c4940118da69afcce1699ac2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/129221https://doaj.org/toc/2245-0157 Recent demographic developments in Europe have increased the demand for home care. Working in other people’s home environment is challenging. Home care personnel’s musculoskeletal disorders are common, and care personnel overall often have sleep disturbances. In this study, associations between occupational physical and psychosocial factors and possible sleep-related problems among home care personnel were explored using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 19 workplaces in Stockholm County in 2017–2019, and 665 home care personnel answered. Several factors, including job contentment, physical burden of care, client-related burnout, quantitative demands, and pain, were significantly associated with sleep-related problems. The results highlight the need for implementing measures to improve psychosocial and organizational working conditions in home care service. Maria LindholmIngela MålqvistMagnus AlderlingLena HillertCarl M LindArto ReimanMikael ForsmanAalborg UniversityarticleHealth, Working Environment & WellbeingOrganization & ManagementLabor. Work. Working classHD4801-8943ENNordic Journal of Working Life Studies (2021) |
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Recent demographic developments in Europe have increased the demand for home care. Working in other people’s home environment is challenging. Home care personnel’s musculoskeletal disorders are common, and care personnel overall often have sleep disturbances. In this study, associations between occupational physical and psychosocial factors and possible sleep-related problems among home care personnel were explored using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 19 workplaces in Stockholm County in 2017–2019, and 665 home care personnel answered. Several factors, including job contentment, physical burden of care, client-related burnout, quantitative demands, and pain, were significantly associated with sleep-related problems. The results highlight the need for implementing measures to improve psychosocial and organizational working conditions in home care service.
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Maria Lindholm Ingela Målqvist Magnus Alderling Lena Hillert Carl M Lind Arto Reiman Mikael Forsman |
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel |
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel |
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel |
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel |
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Sleep-Related Problems and Associations with Occupational Factors among Home Care Personnel |
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sleep-related problems and associations with occupational factors among home care personnel |
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