Nugent Linda S
Department of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Saint John Campus, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Home Health Care Serv Q. 2007;26(2):21-39. doi: 10.1300/J027v26n02_02.
A descriptive exploratory study examined the demographic characteristics and working conditions of home support workers in one Canadian province. Four hundred and sixty-three workers, a response rate of 43.5%, completed the Home Support Worker Survey, an instrument designed for the purposes of the study. Workers identified a need for changes to their working conditions including better wages, improved benefits, and a modified work schedule. Since these workers are the largest segment of formal care providers and the mainstay of formal support services for chronically ill seniors, attention to their issues is critical to the sustainability of the home care industry.
一项描述性探索性研究考察了加拿大一个省份家庭护理员的人口统计学特征和工作条件。463名工作人员完成了家庭护理员调查问卷，回复率为43.5%，该问卷是为该研究目的而设计的。工作人员指出需要改善他们的工作条件，包括提高工资、改善福利和调整工作时间表。由于这些工作人员是正规护理提供者的最大群体，也是慢性病老年人正规支持服务的支柱，关注他们的问题对家庭护理行业的可持续发展至关重要。
