Protecting workers in the home care industry: workers’ experienced job demands, resource gaps, and benefits following a socially supportive intervention

Linda Mabry; Kelsey N. Parker; Sharon V. Thompson; Katrina M. Bettencourt; Afsara Haque; Kristy Luther Rhoten; Rob R. Wright; Jennifer A. Hess; Ryan Olson

doi:10.1080/01621424.2018.1470590

Protecting workers in the home care industry: workers’ experienced job demands, resource gaps, and benefits following a socially supportive intervention

Linda Mabry, Kelsey N. Parker, Sharon V. Thompson, Katrina M. Bettencourt, Afsara Haque, Kristy Luther Rhoten, Rob R. Wright, Jennifer A. Hess, Ryan Olson

Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences

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The Community of Practice and Safety Support (COMPASS) program is a peer-led group intervention for home care workers. In a randomized controlled trial, COMPASS significantly improved workers’ professional support networks and safety and health behaviors. However, quantitative findings failed to capture workers’ complex emotional, physical, and social experiences with job demands, resource limitations, and the intervention itself. Therefore, we conducted qualitative follow-up interviews with a sample of participants (n = 28) in the program. Results provided examples of unique physical and psychological demands, revealed stressful resource limitations (e.g., safety equipment access), and elucidated COMPASS’s role as a valuable resource.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	259-276
Number of pages	18
Journal	Home Health Care Services Quarterly
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2018.1470590
State	Published - Jul 3 2018

Keywords

Caregiving work issues
health promotion
home care
job demands
resources
safety
social support
well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Policy
Community and Home Care
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Mabry, L., Parker, K. N., Thompson, S. V., Bettencourt, K. M., Haque, A., Luther Rhoten, K., Wright, R. R., Hess, J. A., & Olson, R. (2018). Protecting workers in the home care industry: workers’ experienced job demands, resource gaps, and benefits following a socially supportive intervention. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 37(3), 259-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2018.1470590

Mabry, L, Parker, KN, Thompson, SV, Bettencourt, KM, Haque, A, Luther Rhoten, K, Wright, RR, Hess, JA & Olson, R 2018, 'Protecting workers in the home care industry: workers’ experienced job demands, resource gaps, and benefits following a socially supportive intervention', Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 259-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2018.1470590

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