Sandmark Hélène, Hägglund Karin, Nilsson Kerstin, Hertting Anna
School of Health and Medical Sciences, Public Health Science, Orebro University, Sweden.
Work. 2009;34(3):373-83. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0936.
Few studies to date have investigated retained work ability. The aim of this explorative study was to describe female assistant nurses' experiences of high work attendance over the years The setting is a municipality in mid-Sweden that employs 466 female assistant nurses permanently within municipal elderly care. A qualitative methodology was chosen and thematic, open-ended, interviews were carried out with 12 female assistant nurses. The interviewees were selected from the 117 women who had taken the least amount of sick leave over the past five years, which meant no sick leave at all or no more than 5 days. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thereafter a content analysis was carried out. Three main themes connected with the aim of the study emerged from the interviews: "a desirable job, despite low status", "supportive social networks", and "coping ability". In order to strengthen work ability among female employees in elderly care, the findings indicate that it is crucial to support mobility in working life, and to promote social support and networks at the workplace and in private life, as well as a coping-oriented approach to health issues and social life.
迄今为止，很少有研究调查过工作能力的保持情况。这项探索性研究的目的是描述多年来女性助理护士高出勤率的经历。研究背景是瑞典中部的一个市镇，该市镇在市政老年护理机构中永久雇佣了466名女性助理护士。研究采用了定性方法，对12名女性助理护士进行了主题性、开放式访谈。受访者从过去五年病假天数最少的117名女性中选取，这意味着她们根本没有病假或病假不超过5天。访谈内容逐字记录，之后进行了内容分析。访谈中出现了与研究目的相关的三个主要主题：“尽管地位低，但却是理想的工作”、“支持性的社会网络”和“应对能力”。为了增强老年护理领域女性员工的工作能力，研究结果表明，支持工作生活中的流动性、促进工作场所和私人生活中的社会支持与网络，以及采取以应对为导向的健康问题和社会生活方法至关重要。
