Job satisfaction and career commitment among nursing assistants providing Alzheimer's care.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
; 22(4): 251-60, 2007.
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| ID: mdl-17712156
As part of a statewide dementia-specific training collaborative, data were collected from nursing assistants and aides who provide paid Alzheimer's care. This study explored the relevance of previous education and practical experiences to specific constructs associated with worker recruitment and retention. Direct-care providers with prior training in gerontology and geriatrics had lower levels of extrinsic job satisfaction and career resilience than those without this kind of continuing education. Program participants who were currently or previously the primary caregiver for a friend or relative with Alzheimer's disease had higher levels of intrinsic job satisfaction but lower levels of career resilience than those with no informal caregiving experience. Current or previous informal caregiving experience may enhance intrinsic job satisfaction by increasing personal commitment to pursue formal care work and providing a kind of inoculation against the demoralization that is too often suffered in these very challenging jobs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Selección de Profesión
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
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Satisfacción en el Trabajo
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Asistentes de Enfermería
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos