Naccarella Lucio, Newton Clare, Pert Alan, Seemann Kurt, Williams Ruth, Sellick Kate, Dow Briony
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2018 Sep;37(3):194-201. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12493. Epub 2018 Jan 14.
This research explored residential aged care (RAC) workplace design features that influence how RAC staff feel valued, productive, safe, like they belong and connected. A secondary aim was to validate emerging themes about RAC design features with stakeholders.
A multistage qualitative study was conducted in one RAC facility with 100 residents in outer metropolitan Melbourne: (i) photo-elicitation - photographs were used to prompt discussions with RAC staff; (ii) individual interviews with RAC directors; and (iii) validity testing with the advisory committee occurred.
Key workplace design features that influenced how RAC staff feel valued, productive, safe, like they belong and connected included the following: (i) home-like environment; (ii) access to outdoor spaces; (iii) quality indoor environment; and (iv) access to safe, open and comfortable workplaces.
Key workplace design features that matter to RAC staff in a 'shared workspace' exist. Increasing demands upon RAC requires evidence-based workplace design policy and evaluation approaches that support RAC staff to work in RAC shared workspaces.
本研究探讨了影响老年护理机构（RAC）工作人员如何感受到自身价值、工作效率、安全、归属感和联系感的工作场所设计特征。第二个目的是与利益相关者验证有关RAC设计特征的新出现主题。
在墨尔本外城区一家拥有100名居民的老年护理机构中进行了一项多阶段定性研究：（i）照片引发法——使用照片促使与RAC工作人员进行讨论；（ii）对RAC主任进行个人访谈；（iii）与咨询委员会进行效度测试。
影响RAC工作人员如何感受到自身价值、工作效率、安全、归属感和联系感的关键工作场所设计特征包括：（i）像家一样的环境；（ii）户外空间的使用；（iii）优质的室内环境；（iv）安全、开放和舒适的工作场所。
在“共享工作空间”中，对RAC工作人员至关重要的关键工作场所设计特征是存在的。对老年护理机构需求的不断增加，需要基于证据的工作场所设计政策和评估方法，以支持RAC工作人员在RAC共享工作空间中工作。
