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Narknisorn, Boontarika. "Gender, Elder Care and Care Workers in Thai Governmental Home for the Aged." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 3, no. 7 (July 15, 2012): 254–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v3i7.709.

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Thai government discouraged formal care. Research on care workers and care work in Thai governmental homes for the aged was limited and unvoiced. This research aimed to investigate gender, elder care and care workers in Thai governmental home for the aged by exploring (1.) gender and care workers, (2.) how elder care was performed, (3.) care workers’ work condition and (4.) care workers’ work satisfaction. Qualitative research was employed to understand care workers’ perspectives. Research techniques were observation, focus group interview and in-depth interview with all care workers in one Thai governmental home for the aged and interview with key informants. Identifying themes and content analysis was applied. The results showed that there were more female than male care workers. Care work was socially constructed to women’s roles. There was an awareness to include both genders in care work, especially demanding for same sex of care workers and older persons for personal care. Since there were high numbers of older persons, care work demanded work that is more physical. Care work was not a professional work and attracted more women who were unemployed or had low level of education. Care work was linked to unpaid or low paid work. Since Thai government discouraged formal care, more care workers experienced poor work condition and dissatisfaction due to double disadvantages of under valuation of care work and formal care. There were more dissatisfied care workers who expressed poor working condition as no advancement, inadequate salary and benefits, poor coordination among departments, conflicts among coworkers, which affected personal goals, family life and health of care workers. However, satisfied care workers expressed mental and spiritual fulfillment as love, care, attachment, life meaning and morality that could overcome negative aspects of care work. Research, policy, practical implications and recommendations were to create more awareness of gender and care work that links to care workers’ work condition and satisfaction in formal care in Thailand.
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Somerville, Margaret. "Becoming‐worker: vocational training for workers in aged care." Journal of Vocational Education & Training 58, no. 4 (December 2006): 471–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13636820601005818.

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King, Debra, Sven Svensson, and Zhang Wei. "Not always a quick fix: The impact of employing temporary agency workers on retention in the Australian aged care workforce." Journal of Industrial Relations 59, no. 1 (October 22, 2016): 85–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185616673867.

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The use of external labour such as temporary agency workers in the general workforce has increased in recent decades, but comparatively little is known about their impact within the aged care workforce. This article analyses quantitative data from a census of aged care facilities and a large-scale survey of their workforce regarding the use and impact of temporary agency workers on internal workers. It demonstrates that employing temporary agency workers helps address labour shortages generally and skill shortages in particular. However, it has a negative impact on the job satisfaction of internal personal care workers – a predictor of an increase in intention to leave. In contrast, there was little impact on internal nurse satisfaction. The use of temporary agency workers could therefore create a paradox: increasing personal care worker numbers in the short term, but negatively impacting on their retention in the long term. Given the need for an expanded and sustainable aged care workforce, this finding has important implications for organisations, policy and unions.
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GEORGE, ESTHER, LEIGH HALE, and JENNIFER ANGELO. "Valuing the health of the support worker in the aged care sector." Ageing and Society 37, no. 5 (February 22, 2016): 1006–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x16000131.

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AbstractThis study explored aged care support workers’ perceptions of how their health was influenced by their job, highlighting similarities and differences of those working in community-based and institution-based care. Support workers working in two institution-based and three community-based aged care organisations were invited to participate. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with ten participants. Open-ended questions probed participants’ perceptions of their health as it related to their work. Data were analysed with the General Inductive Approach. Four central themes were identified, many of which related to mental, as opposed to physical health. ‘Love of the job’ described various sources of satisfaction for participants. These factors commonly overrode the negative aspects. ‘Stress’ encompassed the negative influences on all aspects of health. ‘Support’ described the positive influences on health, which supported participants in their job. ‘Physicality’ described the physical nature of the job and the positive and negative impact this had on participants’ health. Support workers perform numerous tasks, which often impact upon their health. Aspects of the job that may impact the health of the worker are improved communication and support from management, as well as recognition for support workers’ contribution to society. These could be targeted to enhance support worker health. Additional training and reduced time pressure may also represent aspects for improvement, to optimise support workers’ physical health.
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McInerney, Fran, Rosemary Ford, Angela Simpson, and Michelle Willison. "Residential Aged-Care Workers and the Palliative Approach." Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing 11, no. 6 (November 2009): 344–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/njh.0b013e3181bd03df.

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Radford, Katrina, Kate Shacklock, and Graham Bradley. "Personal care workers in Australian aged care: retention and turnover intentions." Journal of Nursing Management 23, no. 5 (November 13, 2013): 557–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12172.

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Choy, Sarojni, and Amanda Henderson. "Preferred strategies for workforce development: feedback from aged care workers." Australian Health Review 40, no. 5 (2016): 533. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah15116.

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Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate how aged care workers prefer to learn and be supported in continuing education and training activities. Methods Fifty-one workers in aged care facilities from metropolitan and rural settings across two states of Australia participated in a survey and interviews. Survey responses were analysed for frequencies and interview data provided explanations to the survey findings. Results The three most common ways workers were currently learning and prefer to continue to learn are: (1) everyday learning through work individually; (2) everyday learning through work individually assisted by other workers; and (3) everyday learning plus group training courses at work from the employer. The three most common types of provisions that supported workers in their learning were: (1) working and sharing with another person on the job; (2) direct teaching in a group (e.g. a trainer in a classroom at work); and (3) direct teaching by a workplace expert. Conclusions A wholly practice-based continuing education and training model is best suited for aged care workers. Two variations of this model could be considered: (1) a wholly practice-based model for individual learning; and (2) a wholly practice-based model with guidance from coworkers or other experts. Although the model is preferred by workers and convenient for employers, it needs to be well resourced. What is known about the topic? Learning needs for aged care workers are increasing significantly because of an aging population that demands more care workers. Workforce development is largely ‘episodic’, based on organisational requirements rather than systematic life-long learning. This study is part of a larger 3-year Australian research to investigate models of continuing education training. What does this paper add? Based on an analysis of survey and interview data from 51 workers, the present study suggests effective models of workforce development for aged care workers. What are the implications for practitioners? The effectiveness of the suggested models necessitates a culture where aged care workers’ advancement in the workplace is valued and supported. Those responsible for the development of these workers need to be adequately prepared for mentoring and coaching in the workplace.
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Coppin, Rosalie, and Greg Fisher. "Career mentoring in aged care: Not all it seems." Australian Journal of Career Development 29, no. 1 (March 5, 2020): 12–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1038416219863518.

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Understanding the nature of career mentoring is important for improving the career experience of aged care workers. This study explores the career mentoring behaviours of sponsorship, coaching, advocacy, challenging assignments, exposure and visibility in the residential aged care context. Interviews were conducted with 32 aged workers from several occupations within the care context. It was found that career mentoring in the aged care context was limited. The mentor behaviours of coaching, sponsorship and advocacy were limited and there was no opportunity in aged care to provide challenging assignments or promote exposure and visibility. Organisations and managers can facilitate learning and personal development by providing inclusive training for all workers regardless of the need to meet professional registration requirements. Learning needs to be continuous as careers and clinical techniques evolve. Extension of existing mentoring programmes to include all care workers would improve overall quality of care in residential aged care facilities.
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Tang, Judy. "Aged care in Australia: A guide for aged care workers- by D. Dawbin & A. Rogers." Australasian Journal on Ageing 28, no. 1 (March 2009): 47–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00346.x.

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Stevens, Bruce A. "Mindful self-compassion for chaplains and aged care workers." Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging 28, no. 3 (April 4, 2016): 255–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2015.1132490.

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Sutcliffe, Jacinta Ellen, and Subas P. Dhakal. "Youth unemployment amidst aged care workers shortages in Australia." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 37, no. 2 (March 14, 2018): 182–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-05-2017-0105.

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Richardson, Sabrina M., and Tuppett M. Yates. "Characterizing communication between transition-aged foster youth and their social workers." Journal of Social Work 19, no. 3 (March 8, 2018): 372–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468017318762093.

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This study examined communication between 51 transition-aged foster youth and their social workers as related to perceived relationship quality and satisfaction with care receipt/provision. Youth–worker dyads were audio-recorded during a requisite monthly meeting and completed assessments of perceived relationship quality and satisfaction with social services. Communication was rated in a 5-minute excerpt across full audio-recorded speech, verbal transcribed content, and nonverbal content-filtered tone. Findings Ratings of workers’ communication in transcribed content most closely reflected workers’ reported perceptions of their relationship with the youth. In turn, youth’s perceptions of the relationship and satisfaction with care were most strongly linked to the content of workers’ communication. Similarly, youth’s communication in full speech and content most closely reflected their reported perceptions of their relationship with the worker and their satisfaction with care, and workers’ perceptions of the relationship and satisfaction with care were most strongly linked to these channels of youth communication. Applications Findings suggest that foster youth and social workers may communicate their authentic beliefs and expectations differentially by communicative channel. Further, both communication partners appeared selectively attuned to the most authentic speaker channels. These findings can inform case planning and intervention work focused on leveraging the power of the worker–youth relationship to improve key service outcomes for foster youth.
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Moskos, Megan, and Linda Isherwood. "‘The wrong sex’? Understanding men’s representation in the Australian aged care sector." Journal of Industrial Relations 61, no. 1 (February 2019): 105–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185618811862.

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With projected future demand severely outstripping the current workforce size, it is crucial for the Australian aged care sector to develop strategies to encourage non-traditional workers (such as men) into the sector. Yet despite some recent progress, there is still surprisingly little empirical evidence about how to attract and retain men into gender atypical occupations such as aged care. This article offers an in-depth and innovative investigation into male aged care workers, their experience of the work and future employment plans. Using a mixed methods design, this article combines the findings from an analysis of the Australian National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey with the findings arising from 51 in-depth interviews conducted with male aged care workers. The integration of these findings allows us to understand the determinants of men’s representation in the aged care sector so that workforce strategies and policies can be generated about how the sector can best attract and retain male workers to meet current and future skill shortages.
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Ngocha-Chaderopa, Nyemudzai Esther, and Bronwyn Boon. "Managing for quality aged residential care with a migrant workforce." Journal of Management & Organization 22, no. 1 (June 8, 2015): 32–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2015.17.

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AbstractGiven the growing demand for aged residential care facilities in Western industrialised economies, the adequate staffing of these facilities is a growing concern. Increasingly migrant care workers are being employed to fill the local labour shortfall. In this paper we present findings of a qualitative study exploring how managers of aged residential care facilities work to ensure consistent delivery of quality care through their migrant care workers. The issues raised by the 16 managers cluster around three themes: communication and language barriers; racism by residents, families and managers; and underemployment of tertiary qualified migrant care workers. In addition to issues of quality care delivery, concerns around migrant employee well-being are seen to be difficult to avoid.
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WEI, ZHANG, and SUE RICHARDSON. "Are Older Workers Less Productive? A Case Study of Aged Care Workers in Australia*." Economic Record 86 (August 15, 2010): 115–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4932.2010.00665.x.

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Negin, Joel, Jenna Coffman, John Connell, and Stephanie Short. "Foreign-born aged care workers in Australia: A growing trend." Australasian Journal on Ageing 35, no. 4 (June 1, 2016): E13—E17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12321.

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Chang, Victor, Christina Hiller, Emma Keast, Paul Nicholas, Marie Su, and Leigh Hale. "Musculoskeletal disorders in support workers in the aged care sector." Physical Therapy Reviews 18, no. 3 (June 2013): 185–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743288x13y.0000000083.

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Howe, Anna L., Debra S. King, Julie M. Ellis, Yvonne D. Wells, Zhang Wei, and Karen A. Teshuva. "Stabilising the aged care workforce: an analysis of worker retention and intention." Australian Health Review 36, no. 1 (2012): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah11009.

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Concerns about the capacity of the aged care industry to attract and retain a workforce with the skills required to deliver high quality care are widespread, but poor conceptualisation of the problem can result in strategies to address turnover being poorly targeted. A census of residential and community aged care services conducted by the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) in 2007 provided a comprehensive empirical account of the workforce, and estimated turnover on the basis of retention: that is, the proportion of the workforce who had been in their job for 1 year or less. This paper adds the dimension of intention: that is, workers’ expectations as to whether in 1 year’s time, they would still be working in the same aged care service. The dual driver model that takes both retention and intention into account was applied in further analysis of the 2007 NILS data. Investigation of relationships between workforce instability and 13 variables covering worker attributes, organisational attributes and structural attributes of the industry demonstrated the usefulness of the dual driver model for reconceptualising and analysing stability and, in turn, refining strategies to address turnover. What is known about the topic? Widespread concerns about turnover in the aged care workforce are based on estimates of 25% turnover per annum in both residential and community care workforces reported by NILS in 2007. This rate is low compared to US reports averaging ~50%. What does this paper add? Application of the dual-driver model to the analysis of 13 variables covering worker, organisational and structural attributes clarifies the nature of instability and shows that drivers affecting retention and workers’ intentions to stay or leave the job operate differently in the residential and community care workforces. What are the implications for practitioners? Those involved in workforce management and policy development in aged care should give more attention to identifying and realising workers’ intentions to stay, addressing factors affecting retention, and developing more refined strategies to address instability rather than focusing primarily on recruitment.
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Razzak, Junaid A., Junaid A. Bhatti, Muhammad Ramzan Tahir, and Omrana Pasha-Razzak. "Initial estimates of COVID-19 infections in hospital workers in the United States during the first wave of pandemic." PLOS ONE 15, no. 12 (December 4, 2020): e0242589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242589.

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Objective We estimated the number of hospital workers in the United States (US) that might be infected or die during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the data in the early phases of the pandemic. Methods We calculated infection and death rates amongst US hospital workers per 100 COVID-19-related deaths in the general population based on observed numbers in Hubei, China, and Italy. We used Monte Carlo simulations to compute point estimates with 95% confidence intervals for hospital worker (HW) infections in the US based on each of these two scenarios. We also assessed the impact of restricting hospital workers aged ≥ 60 years from performing patient care activities on these estimates. Results We estimated that about 53,000 hospital workers in the US could get infected, and 1579 could die due to COVID19. The availability of PPE for high-risk workers alone could reduce this number to about 28,000 infections and 850 deaths. Restricting high-risk hospital workers such as those aged ≥ 60 years from direct patient care could reduce counts to 2,000 healthcare worker infections and 60 deaths. Conclusion We estimate that US hospital workers will bear a significant burden of illness due to COVID-19. Making PPE available to all hospital workers and reducing the exposure of hospital workers above the age of 60 could mitigate these risks.
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Banks, Susan. "The social dynamics of devaluation in an aged care context." Journal of Sociology 54, no. 2 (March 23, 2018): 167–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783318766144.

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This article examines the way that aged care workers and clients are devalued. It is argued that they share a stigmatised and marginalised position, not experiencing recognition at individual, rights or societal levels. The research draws on a qualitative, ethnographic study of aged care and disability support, with Honneth’s recognition theory used to analyse the intersection of practice and meaning in this work. The study reveals that workers’ and clients’ presentations of a competent self are compromised by external signals of mistrust and devaluing, forms of misrecognition. These include low wages and status for workers, public and policy discourses that position them and their clients as mendicant or undeserving, and demeaning treatment from organisations. In turn, those participants who lacked a sense of themselves as uniquely valuable, as deserving of rights, and as contributing to the shared project of society, displayed practices and perspectives that were disabling of themselves and one another. Their interactions were characterised by distrust, resistance and mutual disabling. Boomageddon and silver tsunami scenarios are part of the problem; such discourses of misrecognition must be contested.
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Annear, Michael J., Fumi Nagasawa, Kano Terawaki, Fuyuko Nagarekawa, Xin Gao, and Junko Otani. "Educational needs of Japan’s dementia care workforce: results of a national online survey." International Journal of Ageing and Later Life 11, no. 2 (October 30, 2017): 35–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.17340.

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Dementia prevalence is increasing in Japan commensurate with population ageing. This study addresses the paucity of research concerning the dementia education needs of Japanese health workers who care for older adults. A random sample of 117 aged care workers was generated from government lists of institutions and services across eight regions of Japan. Volunteer respondents completed an online survey concerning perceptions of dementia, professional educational needs and demographic information. Japanese aged care workers identified a high prevalence of dementia among their clients and acknowledged the value of professional education; however, they only reported moderate levels of dementia knowledge and confidence with care provision. Educational preferences included learning about non-pharmacological treatments for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, workshop and mentor-based programmes, and incentivising education through formal certification and targeting content to professions. This research may inform the development of educational interventions for aged care workers, which may ultimately affect care for people with dementia.
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Kaufman, Jessica, Kathleen L. Bagot, Monsurul Hoq, Julie Leask, Holly Seale, Ruby Biezen, Lena Sanci, et al. "Factors Influencing Australian Healthcare Workers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions across Settings: A Cross-Sectional Survey." Vaccines 10, no. 1 (December 21, 2021): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10010003.

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Healthcare workers’ COVID-19 vaccination coverage is important for staff and patient safety, workforce capacity and patient uptake. We aimed to identify COVID-19 vaccine intentions, factors associated with uptake and information needs for healthcare workers in Victoria, Australia. We administered a cross-sectional online survey to healthcare workers in hospitals, primary care and aged or disability care settings (12 February–26 March 2021). The World Health Organization Behavioural and Social Drivers of COVID-19 vaccination framework informed survey design and framing of results. Binary regression results adjusted for demographics provide risk differences between those intending and not intending to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. In total, 3074 healthcare workers completed the survey. Primary care healthcare workers reported the highest intention to accept a COVID-19 vaccine (84%, 755/898), followed by hospital-based (77%, 1396/1811) and aged care workers (67%, 243/365). A higher proportion of aged care workers were concerned about passing COVID-19 to their patients compared to those working in primary care or hospitals. Only 25% felt they had sufficient information across five vaccine topics, but those with sufficient information had higher vaccine intentions. Approximately half thought vaccines should be mandated. Despite current high vaccine rates, our results remain relevant for booster programs and future vaccination rollouts.
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Tariq, Amina, Heather E. Douglas, Cheryl Smith, Andrew Georgiou, Tracey Osmond, Pauline Armour, and Johanna I. Westbrook. "A Descriptive Analysis of Incidents Reported by Community Aged Care Workers." Western Journal of Nursing Research 37, no. 7 (December 18, 2014): 859–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945914562615.

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Hodgkin, Suzanne, Jeni Warburton, Pauline Savy, and Melissa Moore. "Workforce Crisis in Residential Aged Care: Insights from Rural, Older Workers." Australian Journal of Public Administration 76, no. 1 (June 21, 2016): 93–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12204.

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Ostryakova, N. A., and S. A. Babanov. "The impact of work in the conditions of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on the emotional burnout of medical workers (according to the MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY questionnaire, MBI)." Terapevt (General Physician), no. 5 (May 29, 2022): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/med-12-2205-02.

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The article presents the results of a study of emotional burnout syndrome in medical professionals using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire, which measures three burnout indicators: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal achievements. A survey of medical workers of COVID-hospitals providing medical care to patients with a new coronavirus infection (n=201) aged 25 to 64 years was conducted; outpatient medical workers working in conditions of an increased epidemic threshold for acute respiratory viral infections, influenza and new coronavirus infection (n=186) aged 25 to 64 years and medical workers of multidisciplinary hospitals providing medical care according to their main profile and periodically identifying patients with COVID-19 disease (n=195) aged 25 to 64 years. The data obtained indicate that all the studied groups of medical workers in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic have increased indicators of emotional burnout.
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Mellor, D., M. Mccabe, T. Davison, G. Karantzas, and K. George. "An evaluation of the beyondblue depression training program for aged care workers." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72548-2.

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IntroductionThe prevalence of depression among older people receiving care is high, yet the rate of treatment of this disorder is low. One way to improve the pathway to care is to train care staff to recognise the symptoms of depression and raise their confidence in responding to them.ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of the beyondblue Depression Training Program.MethodsStaff (N = 148) from low level care facilities and community care facilities in metropolitan Melbourne completed the beyondblue Depression Training Program, while staff in other facilities (N = 96) acted as controls. Pre-, post- and follow-up questionnaire data were collected and referrals for depression by staff were recorded.ResultsTraining improved carers’ knowledge about depression, their self-efficacy in responding to signs of depression and their attitudes towards working with depressed aged care recipients. In addition, training increased the number of referrals for depression made by carers.ConclusionsTraining aged care staff in depression can improve the pathways to care for depressed care recipients, and has the potential to improve the quality of life of older people.
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Mellor, David, Melanie Kiehne, Marita P. McCabe, Tanya E. Davison, Gery Karantzas, and Kuruvilla George. "An evaluation of the beyondblue Depression Training Program for aged care workers." International Psychogeriatrics 22, no. 6 (March 15, 2010): 927–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610210000153.

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ABSTRACTBackground: The prevalence of depression among older people receiving care is high, yet the rate of treatment of this disorder is low. One way to improve the pathway to care is to train care staff to recognize the symptoms of depression and raise their confidence in responding to them. In this study we evaluated the efficacy of the beyondblue Depression Training Program to achieve this aim.Methods: Staff (N = 148) from low level care facilities and community care facilities in metropolitan Melbourne completed the beyondblue Depression Training Program, while staff in other facilities (N = 96) acted as controls. Pre-program, post-program and follow-up questionnaire data were collected and referrals for depression by staff were recorded.Results: Training improved carers’ knowledge about depression, their self-efficacy in responding to signs of depression and their attitudes towards working with depressed aged care recipients. In addition, training increased the number of referrals for depression made by carers.Conclusion: Training aged care staff in depression can improve the pathways to care for depressed care recipients, and has the potential to improve the quality of life of older people.
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Xerri, Matthew, Yvonne Brunetto, and Ben Farr‐Wharton. "Support for aged care workers and quality care in Australia: A case of contract failure?" Australian Journal of Public Administration 78, no. 4 (April 4, 2019): 546–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12379.

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Tsey, Komla, Sue Morrish, Alison Lucas, and John Boffa. "Training in Aged Care Advocacy for Primary Health Care Workers in Central Australia: an evaluation." Australasian Journal on Ageing 17, no. 4 (November 1998): 167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00067.x.

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Oranye, Nelson Ositadimma. "Nature of Injury and Risk of Multiple Claims Among Workers in Manitoba Health Care." Workplace Health & Safety 66, no. 2 (September 16, 2017): 70–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079917728942.

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In industrial societies, work-related musculoskeletal disorders are common among workers, frequently resulting in recurrent injuries, work disability, and multiple compensation claims. The risk of idiopathic musculoskeletal injuries is thought to be more than twice the risk of any other health problem among workers in the health care sector. This risk is highly prevalent particularly among workers whose job involves frequent physical tasks, such as patient lifting and transfer. Workers with recurrent occupational injuries are likely to submit multiple work disability claims and progress to long-term disability. The objective of this study was to explore the influence of injury type and worker characteristics on multiple compensation claims, using workers’ compensation claims data. This retrospective study analyzed 11 years of secondary claims data for health care workers. Workers’ occupational groups were classified based on the nature of physical tasks associated with their jobs, and the nature of work injuries was categorized into non-musculoskeletal, and traumatic and idiopathic musculoskeletal injuries. The result shows that risk of multiple injury claims increased with age, and the odds were highest for older workers aged 55 to 64 (odds ratio [OR] = 3.5). A large proportion of those who made an injury claim made multiple claims that resulted in more lost time than single injury claims. The study conclusion is that the nature of injury and work tasks are probably more significant risk factors for multiple claims than worker characteristics.
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Meyer, Claudia, Rajna Ogrin, Hamzah Al-Zubaidi, Arti Appannah, Sally McMillan, Elizabeth Barrett, and Colette Browning. "Diversity training for community aged care workers: An interdisciplinary meta-narrative review." Educational Gerontology 43, no. 7 (February 28, 2017): 365–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2017.1299501.

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O’Keeffe, Valerie. "Saying and doing: CALD workers’ experience of communicating safety in aged care." Safety Science 84 (April 2016): 131–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.12.011.

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Montague, Alan, John Burgess, and Julia Connell. "Attracting and retaining Australia’s aged care workers: developing policy and organisational responses." Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work 25, no. 4 (September 22, 2015): 293–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10301763.2015.1083367.

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Fitzpatrick, Karen, and Marty Grace. "Dementia Patients’ Transition to Residential Aged Care: Carers’ and Social Workers’ Experiences." Australian Social Work 72, no. 3 (April 4, 2019): 287–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407x.2018.1536155.

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Garrido, Sandra, Laura Dunne, Janette Perz, Esther Chang, and Catherine J. Stevens. "The use of music in aged care facilities: A mixed-methods study." Journal of Health Psychology 25, no. 10-11 (February 22, 2018): 1425–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105318758861.

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Music is frequently used in aged care, being easily accessible and cost-effective. Research indicates that certain types of musical engagement hold greater benefits than others. However, it is not clear how effectively music is utilized in aged care facilities and what the barriers are to its further use. This study used a mixed-methods paradigm, surveying 46 aged care workers and conducting in-depth interviews with 5, to explore how music is used in aged care facilities in Australia, staff perceptions of the impact of music on residents, and the barriers to more effective implementation of music in aged care settings.
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Hart, Aaron, Dina Bowman, and Shelley Mallett. "Scheduling longer working lives for older aged care workers: A time and income capability approach." Time & Society 29, no. 4 (May 3, 2020): 945–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961463x20914099.

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Like many other countries, Australian government policy focuses on extending working life as a response to concern about the cost of an ageing population. In this article, we focus on older aged care workers and highlight how poor employment conditions hinder their capacity to work in later life. Many of these workers are at risk of time and income poverty, since they are on low wage, part-time, low-hour contracts and need to pick up extra shifts to earn a living wage. The interactions between time poverty and income poverty have been developed within a body of literature that analyses the quantities of time individuals and households allocate to paid employment, household, family and caring responsibilities, sleep and self-care. Burchardt’s notion of ‘time and income capability’ brings insights from this corpus into dialogue with the capabilities approach, a political philosophy that equates wellbeing with the breadth of realistic opportunities for people to do things that they have reason to value. This study uses Burchardt’s construct to analyse qualitative data from interviews with 20 older personal care workers. While all the workers we spoke with engaged in self-sustaining practices, there were varying levels of opportunity to pursue them. Workers with less time and income capability found it more difficult to sustain themselves and their households. Some employer practices diminished workers’ time and income capability: unrealistic workloads necessitating unpaid hours; providing little opportunity for input into rostering; and late-notice roster changes. When time and income capability was too low, workers’ informal care duties, social connections and health were compromised. In the Australian aged care sector, several changes can enable longer working lives: sufficient paid hours to perform the role, wage loading for hours in addition to those contracted, written notice for roster changes, and increased wages.
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SHAH, NASRA, HANAN BADR, and MAKHDOOM SHAH. "Foreign live-in domestic workers as caretakers of older Kuwaiti men and women: socio-demographic and health correlates." Ageing and Society 32, no. 6 (August 24, 2011): 1008–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x11000778.

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ABSTRACTAgeing of the population is posing new challenges for caretakers. This paper aims to examine: (a) age and gender differences in care provided by a domestic worker versus a family member in the performance of activities of daily living (ADL); (b) socio-demographic correlates of care during illness; and (c) self-reported physical, functional, and psychological health status in relation to care-giver. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted among 2,487 Kuwaiti nationals aged 50 years or older. This paper focuses on persons aged 70 or more. We found that domestic workers provided care to 28 per cent of men and 58 per cent of women who needed assistance with ADL; and to 14 per cent men and 51 per cent women during illness. These respondents ranked poorer on several health indicators and reported higher depressive symptoms score than those looked after by a family member. Logistic regression indicated that care by a domestic worker was approximately seven times more likely for women than men, about 10.8 times more likely for those without co-resident children compared with those who had three or more co-resident children, and 44 per cent less likely for the poorest compared with the richest persons. It appears that reliance on domestic workers is increasing and such reliance will remain necessary in the absence of culturally acceptable alternative institutional arrangements.
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Wise, Sarah. "Staffing policy in aged care must look beyond the numbers." Australian Health Review 44, no. 6 (2020): 829. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah20312.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an aged care system struggling to meet the needs of vulnerable Australians. Staffing levels and skill mix in aged care have declined, whereas the health and social needs of an older and more clinically complex population have risen. Increasing staff and improving personal care workers’ skills and education are essential steps to quality aged care in Australia, but it will not be possible without funding models that foster secure employment, development opportunities and long-term career pathways.
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Morrison‐Dayan, Rachel. "A viable care migration programme for Australia's ageing population: Recruiting migrant personal care workers for Australian aged care." Australian Journal of Social Issues 54, no. 4 (November 6, 2019): 371–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.85.

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Abe, Kazuhiro, Atsushi Miyawaki, Yasuki Kobayashi, Haruko Noguchi, Hideto Takahashi, and Nanako Tamiya. "Receiving the home care service offered by certified care workers prior to a patients’ death and the probability of a home death: observational research using an instrumental variable method from Japan." BMJ Open 9, no. 8 (August 2019): e026238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026238.

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ObjectivesTo assess the association between receiving the certified care workers’ home care service, which is provided by non-medical professionals prior to a patients’ death and the probability of a home death.DesignObservational research using the full-time translated number of certified care workers providing home care service per member of the population aged 65 or above, during the year prior to patient’s death per municipality as an instrumental variable.SettingThe certified care workers’ home care service covered by the public long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in Japan.ParticipantsIn total, 1 613 391 LTCI beneficiaries aged 65 or above who passed away, except by an external cause of death, between January 2010 and December 2013 were included in the analysis.Primary outcome measuresDeath at home or death at other places, including hospitals, nursing homes and clinics with beds.ResultsOut of all participants, 173 498 (10.8%) died at home. The number of patients who used the certified care workers’ home care service more than once per each month during 1, 2 or 3 months prior to the month of death numbered 213 848, 176 686 and 155 716, respectively. This was associated with an increased probability of death at home by 9.1% points (95% CI 2.9 to 15.3), 10.5% points (3.3 to 17.6) and 11.4% points (3.6 to 19.2), respectively.ConclusionsThe use of the certified care workers’ home care service prior to death was associated with the increased probability of a home death.
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Quinn, Emilee L., Bert Stover, Jennifer J. Otten, and Noah Seixas. "Early Care and Education Workers’ Experience and Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5 (February 25, 2022): 2670. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052670.

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Early care and education (ECE) workers experience many job-related stressors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ECE programs either closed or remained open while workers faced additional demands. We deployed a survey of the center-based ECE workforce in Washington State (United States) one year into the COVID-19 pandemic to assess impacts and workers’ perceived stress levels. We describe the prevalence of reported impacts, including workplace closures; job changes; COVID-19 transmission; risk factors for severe COVID-19; the use of social distancing practices; satisfaction with workplace responses; perceptions of worker roles, respect, and influence; and food and financial insecurity. Themes from open-ended responses illustrate how workers’ jobs changed and the stressors that workers experienced as a result. Fifty-seven percent of ECE workers reported moderate or high levels of stress. In a regression model assessing unique contributions to stress, work changes that negatively impacted home life contributed most to stress. Feeling respected for one’s work and feeling positive about one’s role as an “essential worker” contributed to lower levels of stress. Experiencing financial insecurity, caring for school-aged children or children of multiple ages, being younger, and being born in the United States also contributed to higher stress. Findings can inform policies designed to support the workforce.
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Che, Xianhua, Minsung Sohn, Sungje Moon, and Hee-Jung Park. "Relationship between Precarious Employment and Unmet Dental Care Needs among Korean Workers: A Longitudinal Panel Study." Medicina 58, no. 11 (October 28, 2022): 1547. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58111547.

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Background and Objectives: Precarious workers experience certain conditions, such as low income, instability in employment, and lack of social security. Precarious employment has increased barriers to the use of dental care services, resulting in more unmet dental care needs. The aim of this study was to identify unmet dental care needs among precarious workers in Korea’s labor market, using data from the Korea Health Panel Survey (2011–2017). Materials and Methods: Based on job and income security criteria, four groups were formed: Group A (individuals with job and income security), Group B (individuals reporting job security with income insecurity), Group C (individuals reporting job insecurity with income security), and Group D (individuals with job and income insecurity). We measured self-reported unmet dental need or the inability to receive necessary dental care owing to the past economic burdens. Panel logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the effect of precarious employment on unmet dental care needs for all participants. Results: Approximately 16% of the respondents reported having unmet dental care needs. Unmet dental care needs owing to economic reasons were higher among male workers in groups C and D than among male workers in Group A. In particular, male workers aged 50 years and above in Group B were 3.36 times more likely to have unmet dental care needs than those in Group A. In Group D, female workers showed a high probability of having dental care needs owing to economic reasons. Moreover, female workers aged 18–49 years witnessed an increase in unmet dental care needs. Conclusions: Korean workers with unstable employment and/or income are at a higher risk of having unmet dental care needs owing to financial factors. The findings suggest an urgent need to implement robust national health insurance policies to improve efforts aimed at reducing unmet dental care needs that potentially decreases the disparity in oral health among precariously employed workers. Furthermore, it is necessary to implement comprehensive labor market policies such as sickness benefits for those in precarious employment.
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Matuszczyk, Kamil. "From lack of awareness to meticulous action. Strategies toward old-age pension insurance among Polish migrant domestic workers in Germany." Ubezpieczenia Społeczne. Teoria i praktyka 148, no. 1 (July 29, 2021): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.0591.

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A significant proportion of migrant workers around the world have difficult access to social protection, especially long-term benefits such as pensions. Domestic care workers are a particularly vulnerable group in this regard. Analysing the example of Polish migration to Germany, the aim of this paper is to present the strategies that migrants aged 45 and over undertake in the context of pension plans and ensuring an adequate level of social protection while working abroad. Using empirical material collected during semi-structured interviews with migrant care workers, representatives of employment agencies and experts, the article sheds light on the diverse conditions that influence the strategies of individual workers. Depending on the general knowledge of their social rights, their migration strategy or their personal situation, migrants adopt three main strategies called (1) escape from problems instead of social security, (2) secure and legal work above all and (3) an informed and inquisitive insured worker.
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Ervin, Kaye Elizabeth, Maddalena Cross, and Alison Koschel. "Staff perceptions of families in rural residential aged care." Journal of Hospital Administration 2, no. 1 (December 3, 2012): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jha.v2n1p59.

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Abstract:Objective – The aim of the project was to identify staff opinions of working with families rural in residential aged care. Method – Staff from 3 aged care facilities completed and returned a questionnaire on their opinion about working with families and family participation in aged care settings. Results – There was a 46.9% return rate, with 85% of staff reporting that families should be encouraged to participate in the care of their relatives. However, the findings also report 87% of staff perceived that family members were hostile without good reason and 76% report families were angry with aged care workers and undermined their treatment efforts. Conclusions – Family participation in aged care settings is essential for provision of person-centred care practices. The current negative perceptions of families expressed by rural aged care staff requires further research or at a minimum the use of a tool to monitor organisations performance in relations with families. Key Words Aged care, Family participation, Person-centred care, Residential care, Staff/Family relationships
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Pitman, Steven. "Evaluating a self-directed palliative care learning package for rural aged care workers: a pilot study." International Journal of Palliative Nursing 19, no. 6 (June 2013): 290–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.6.290.

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Payne, Graeme Edward, and Greg Fisher. "Consumer-directed care and the relational triangle." Employee Relations: The International Journal 41, no. 3 (April 1, 2019): 436–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/er-06-2017-0130.

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PurposeFollowing a recent government initiated change to a consumer-directed care model across the Australian community aged care sector, the purpose of this paper is to explore frontline home support workers’ perceptions of relational changes with clients in power and subordination within the triadic relationship between employer, employee and client.Design/methodology/approachContextual interviews were held with managers (n=4), coordinators (n=10) and semi-structured face-to-face interviews with support workers (n=17) in three organizations. Interview transcripts were analyzed.FindingsSome workers did not perceive a power change in their relationships with clients. Others perceived minimal change but were concerned about the incoming client generation (baby boomers) that were more aware of their rights. Others felt subordinated to the client, perceived a loss of control or that felt treated like an employee of the client. Consistent with the philosophy of consumer-directed care, senior staff encouraged clients to treat workers in this way.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is recommended on worker and client perceptions of relationships within the context of a consumer or client focused model.Practical implicationsA clear and realistic understanding of the locus of power within a triadic relationship by all actors is important for positive workplace outcomes.Social implicationsThe increasing ageing population makes it essential that workers’ relationships with clients and with their organization are unambiguous.Originality/valueThis study makes a contribution to theories about change and power transfer in the implementation of consumer-directed care through the perceptions of support workers. Examination of power and subordination transfer through the perceptions of the actors of rather than through the prism of organizational policy deepens the understanding of frontline service work and relationships.
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Fleming, Richard, and Diana FitzGerald. "Large-scale training in the essentials of dementia care in Australia: Dementia Care Skills for Aged Care Workers project." International Psychogeriatrics 21, S1 (April 2009): S53—S57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209008722.

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ABSTRACTDementia has been identified as a national health priority in Australia. National programs in the areas of research, education and training have been established. The Dementia Care Skills for Aged Care Workers program is a three-year project that commenced in 2006. It has the goal of providing training in the essentials of dementia care to 17,000 staff of aged care services across Australia. Successful completion of the training results in the award of a nationally recognized qualification. Although the delivery of the training has been difficult in some areas – because of the long distances to be covered by trainers and trainees, a wide range of cultural backgrounds, and difficulties in finding staff to cover for people attending the training – the seven training organizations providing this training are on target to meet the goal. The project is being evaluated independently. The anecdotal reports available to date strongly suggest that the training is being well received and is making a difference to practice.A surprisingly large proportion of attendees (9%) have been registered nurses, which demonstrates the need among this group of staff for training in the care of people with dementia.
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Appannah, Arti, Claudia Meyer, Rajna Ogrin, Sally McMillan, Elizabeth Barrett, and Colette Browning. "Diversity training for the community aged care workers: A conceptual framework for evaluation." Evaluation and Program Planning 63 (August 2017): 74–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.03.007.

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Henderson, Julie, Ian Blackman, Eileen Willis, Terri Gibson, Kay Price, Luisa Toffoli, Rob Bonner, Jennifer Hurley, and Trish Currie. "The impact of facility ownership on nurses’ and care workers’ perceptions of missed care in Australian residential aged care." Australian Journal of Social Issues 53, no. 4 (August 19, 2018): 355–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.50.

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Brown, Elizabeth A., Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Diane L. Kamen, Brandi M. White, and Edith M. Williams. "Examining Racial Differences in Access to Primary Care for People Living with Lupus: Use of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions to Measure Access." Ethnicity & Disease 30, no. 4 (September 24, 2020): 611–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.18865/ed.30.4.611.

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Background: People living with lupus may experience poor access to primary care and delayed specialty care.Purpose: To identify characteristics that lead to increased odds of poor access to primary care for minorities hospitalized with lupus.Methods: Cross-sectional design with 2011-2012 hospitalization data from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida. We used ICD-9 codes to identify lupus hospi­talizations. Ambulatory care sensitive condi­tions were used to identify preventable lupus hospitalizations and measure access to primary care. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio for the association between predictors and having poor access to primary care. Sensitivity analysis excluded patients aged >65 years.Results: There were 23,154 total lupus hospitalizations, and 2,094 (9.04%) were preventable. An adjusted model showed minorities aged ≥65 years (OR 2.501, CI 1.501, 4.169), minorities aged 40-64 years (OR 2.248, CI: 1.394, 3.627), minori­ties with Medicare insurance (OR 1.669, CI:1.353,2.059) and minorities with Medicaid (OR 1.662,CI:1.321, 2.092) had the highest odds for a preventable lupus hospitalization. Minorities with Medicare had significantly higher odds for ≥3 hospital days (OR 1.275, CI: 1.149, 1.415). Whites with Medicare (OR 1.291, CI: 1.164, 1.432) had the highest odds for ≥3 days.Conclusions: Our data show that middle-aged minorities living with lupus and on public health insurance have a higher likelihood of poor access to primary care. Health care workers and policymakers should develop plans to identify patients, explore issues affecting access, and place patients with a community health worker or social worker to promote better access to primary care. Ethn Dis. 2020;30(4):611- 620; doi:10.18865/ed.30.4.611
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