Well-being of professional older adults' caregivers in Alberta's assisted living and long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorAwosoga, Olu A.
dc.contributor.authorOdole, Adesola C.
dc.contributor.authorOnyeso, Ogochukwu K.
dc.contributor.authorDoan, Jon
dc.contributor.authorNord, Christina
dc.contributor.authorNwosu, Ifeoma B.
dc.contributor.authorSteinke, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorOjo, Joshua O.
dc.contributor.authorEkediegwu, Ezinne C.
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Sheli
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-26T21:23:52Z
dc.date.available2023-07-26T21:23:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies.
dc.description.abstractBackground For the care need of older adults, long-term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) facilities are expanding in Alberta, but little is known about the caregivers’ well-being. The purpose of the study was to investigate the physical health conditions, mental and emotional health (MEH), health behaviour, stress levels, quality of life (QOL), and turnover and absenteeism (TAA) among professional caregivers in Alberta’s LTC and AL facilities. Methods This cross-sectional survey involved 933 conveniently selected caregivers working in Alberta’s LTC and AL facilities. Standardised questions were selected from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Short Form-36 QOL survey revalidated and administered to the participants. The new questionnaire was used to assess the caregivers’ general health condition (GHC), physical health, health behaviour, stress level, QOL, and TAA. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Cronbach alpha, Pearson’s correlation, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression. Results Of 1385 surveys sent to 39 facilities, 933 valid responses were received (response rate = 67.4%). The majority of the caregivers were females (90.8%) who were ≥ 35 years (73.6%), worked between 20 to 40 h weekly (67.3%), and were satisfied with their GHC (68.1%). The Registered Nurses had better GHC (mean difference [MD] = 0.18, p = 0.004) and higher TAA than the Health Care Aides (MD = 0.24, p = 0.005). There were correlations between caregivers’ TAA and each of MEH (r = 0.398), QOL (r = 0.308), and stress (r = 0.251); p < 0.001. The most significant predictors of TAA were the propensity to quit a workplace or the profession, illness, job stress, and work-related injury, F (5, 551) = 76.62, p < 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.998. Conclusion Reducing the caregivers’ job stressors such as work overload, inflexible schedule, and poor remuneration, and improving their quality of life, health behaviour, and mental, emotional, and physical health conditions may increase their job satisfaction and reduce turnover and absenteeism.
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dc.identifier.citationAwosoga, O. A., Odole, A. C., Onyeso, O. K., Doan, J., Nord, C., Nwosa, I. B., Steinke, C., Ojo, J. O., Ekediegwu, E. C., & Murphy, S. (2023). Well-being of professional older adults' caregivers in Alberta's assisted living and long-term care facilities: A cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics, 23, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03801-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6546
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciences
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Ibadan
dc.publisher.institutionEmerging Researchers and Professionals in Ageing-African Network
dc.publisher.institutionNnamdi Azikiwe University
dc.publisher.institutionCovenant Care
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03801-9
dc.subjectAbsenteeism
dc.subjectContinuing care
dc.subjectHealth status
dc.subjectJob stress
dc.subjectNursing home
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectPhysical health
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectTurnover
dc.subject.lcshAbsenteeism (Labor)--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshJob stress--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshNursing homes--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshNursing homes--Employees--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshLabor turnover--Alberta
dc.titleWell-being of professional older adults' caregivers in Alberta's assisted living and long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle
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