Australian Institute for Primary Care & Ageing, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University, Berwick, VIC, Australia.
J Aging Health. 2024 Mar;36(3-4):207-219. doi: 10.1177/08982643231183466. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
This study compared the caring self-efficacy between personal care attendants (PCAs) from English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries, controlling for potential sociodemographic and work-related covariates. PCAs' perceptions of their caring self-efficacy were further explored. An independent samples -test was used to determine the mean difference in the caring self-efficacy score between the two groups. A multivariate analysis was conducted to adjust for covariates. Thematic analysis was conducted on open-ended responses. The results showed that caring self-efficacy was significantly influenced by whether participants primarily spoke English at home rather than where they were born. Younger age and everyday discrimination experiences were negatively associated with caring self-efficacy. Both groups perceived that inadequate resources and experiencing bullying and discrimination reduced their caring self-efficacy. Access to organisational resources and training opportunities and addressing workplace bullying and discrimination against PCAs, particularly younger PCAs and those from non-English-speaking backgrounds, could improve their caring self-efficacy.
本研究比较了讲英语和非英语国家的个人护理员（PCA）之间的关爱自我效能感，同时控制了潜在的社会人口统计学和与工作相关的协变量。还进一步探讨了 PCA 对其关爱自我效能感的看法。采用独立样本 t 检验确定两组间关爱自我效能感得分的均值差异。进行了多变量分析以调整协变量。对开放式回答进行了主题分析。结果表明，关爱自我效能感主要受参与者在家中讲英语的情况而非出生地的影响。年龄较小和日常歧视经历与关爱自我效能感呈负相关。两组都认为资源不足以及经历欺凌和歧视会降低他们的关爱自我效能感。为 PCA（特别是年轻的 PCA 和非英语背景的 PCA）提供组织资源和培训机会，并解决工作场所对他们的欺凌和歧视问题，可能会提高他们的关爱自我效能感。
