Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Res Aging. 2020 Feb;42(2):62-71. doi: 10.1177/0164027519886176. Epub 2019 Nov 10.
This study examined "push and pull" factors associated with the decision to become home care workers among job-seekers in Israel. Participants completed measures of ageism, anxiety about aging, attitudes toward the home care profession, and personal relationship with older adults. Of 1,492 participants, 32.0% accepted the offer to become home care workers and were no longer in the job market, 36.7% accepted the offer but worked in the past, and 31.2% refused the offer. Compared to participants currently employed, the odds of being employed in the past were higher for participants who were younger, with poorer health and higher ageism; the odds of refusal were higher for males, Arabs, younger participants, with more education, lower ageism, and fewer personal relationship with older adults. The findings have implications for practice with job-seekers and for retaining current home care workers in the field. This may assist in expanding the home care workforce.
这项研究考察了与以色列求职者成为家庭护理工作者的决定相关的“推动”和“拉动”因素。参与者完成了年龄歧视、对衰老的焦虑、对家庭护理职业的态度以及与老年人的个人关系的测量。在 1492 名参与者中，32.0%接受了成为家庭护理工作者的邀请，不再在劳动力市场中；36.7%接受了邀请但过去曾工作过；31.2%拒绝了邀请。与目前在职的参与者相比，年龄较小、健康状况较差、年龄歧视程度较高的参与者过去被雇用的可能性更高；而男性、阿拉伯人、年轻参与者、受教育程度较低、年龄歧视程度较低以及与老年人的个人关系较少的参与者拒绝的可能性更高。这些发现对求职者的实践和留住该领域的现有家庭护理人员具有启示意义。这可能有助于扩大家庭护理人员队伍。
