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Addressing the workforce crisis in (rural) social care: A scoping review.
Carson, Dean B; Johansson, Albert Brunet; Schaumberg, Mia; Hurtig, Anna-Karin.
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  • Carson DB; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
  • Johansson AB; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
  • Schaumberg M; School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia.
  • Hurtig AK; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Int J Health Plann Manage ; 39(3): 806-823, 2024 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38297468
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

This scoping review identifies strategies potentially addressing the 'workforce crisis' in rural social care. The increasing global demand for social care has been coupled with widely recognised challenges in recruiting and retaining sufficient staff to provide this care. While the social care workforce crisis is a global phenomenon, it is particularly acute in rural areas.

METHODS:

The review identified 75 papers which (i) had been published since 2017, (ii) were peer reviewed, (iii) concerned social care, (iv) were relevant to rural settings, (v) referenced workforce shortages, and (vi) made recommendations for ways to address those shortages. Thematic synthesis was used to derive three analytical themes with a combined 17 sub-themes applying to recommended strategies and evidence supporting those strategies.

RESULTS:

The most common strategies for addressing social care workforce shortages were to improve recruitment and retention ('recruit and retain') processes without materially changing the workforce composition or service models. Further strategies involved 'revitalising' the social care workforce through redeploying existing staff or identifying new sources of labour. A small number of strategies involved 're-thinking' social care service models more fundamentally. Very few papers specifically considered how these strategies might apply to rural contexts, and evidence for the effectiveness of strategies was sparse.

CONCLUSION:

The review identifies a significant gap in the literature in relation to workforce innovation and placed-based studies in rural social care systems. It is unlikely that the social care workforce crisis can be addressed through continuing attempts to recruit and retain workers within existing service models.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Selección de Personal / Servicio Social / Servicios de Salud Rural Tipo de estudio: Systematic_reviews Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Health Plann Manage Asunto de la revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE / SERVICOS DE SAUDE Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Selección de Personal / Servicio Social / Servicios de Salud Rural Tipo de estudio: Systematic_reviews Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Health Plann Manage Asunto de la revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE / SERVICOS DE SAUDE Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido