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| Title |
From risky to safer home care: health care assistants striving to overcome a lack of training, supervision, and support
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| Published in |
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.3402/qhw.v8i0.20758 |
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| Authors |
LENA SWEDBERG, EVA HAMMAR CHIRIAC, LENA TÖRNKVIST, INGRID HYLANDER |
| Abstract |
Patients receiving home care are becoming increasingly dependent upon competent caregivers' 24-h availability due to their substantial care needs, often with advanced care and home care technology included. In Sweden, care is often carried out by municipality-employed paraprofessionals such as health care assistants (HC assistants) with limited or no health care training, performing advanced care without formal training or support. The aim of this study was to investigate the work experience of the HC assistants and to explore how they manage when delivering 24-h home care to patients with substantial care needs. Grounded theory methodology involving multiple data sources comprising interviews with HC assistants (n=19) and field observations in patients' homes was used to collect data and constant comparative analysis was used for analysis. The initial analysis revealed a number of barriers, competence gap; trapped in the home setting; poor supervision and unconnected to the patient care system, describing the risks associated with the situations of HC assistants working in home care, thus affecting their working conditions as well as the patient care. The core process identified was the HC assistants' strivings to combine safe home care with good working conditions by using compensatory processes. The four identified compensatory processes were: day-by-day learning; balancing relations with the patient; self-managing; and navigating the patient care system. By actively employing the compensatory processes, the HC assistants could be said to adopt an inclusive approach, by compensating for their own barriers as well as those of their colleagues' and taking overall responsibility for their workplace. In conclusion, the importance of supporting HC assistants in relation to their needs for training, supervision,and support from health care professionals must be addressed when organising 24-h home care to patients with substantial care needs in the future. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 74 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 16% |
| Researcher | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 20% |
| Unknown | 18 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 11% |
| Psychology | 8 | 11% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 20 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 January 2023.
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