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The Influence of Nursing Home, Ward, and Eldercare Workers on the Number of Resident Handlings Performed per Shift in Eldercare

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  • Stavros Kyriakidis

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Matthew L. Stevens

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Kristina Karstad

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Karen Søgaard

    (Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
    Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløwparken 19, 5000 Odense, Denmark)

  • Andreas Holtermann

    (National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark)

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to investigate which organizational levels and factors determine the number of resident handlings in eldercare. We conducted a multi-level study, stratified on day and evening shifts, including information on four levels: nursing homes (n = 20), wards within nursing homes (day, n = 120; evening, n = 107), eldercare workers within wards (day, n = 619; evening, n = 382), and within eldercare workers (i.e., days within eldercare workers; day, n = 5572; evening, n = 2373). We evaluated the influence of each level on the number of resident handlings using variance components analysis and multivariate generalized linear mixed models. All four levels contributed to the total variance in resident handlings during day and evening shifts, with 13%/20% at “nursing homes”, 21%/33% at “wards within nursing homes”, 25%/31% at “elder-care workers within wards”, and 41%/16% “within eldercare workers”, respectively. The percentage of residents with a higher need for physical assistance, number of residents per shift, occupational position (only within day shifts), and working hours per week (only within day shifts) were significantly associated with the number of resident handlings performed per shift. Interventions aiming to modify number of resident handlings in eldercare ought to target all levels of the eldercare organization.

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  • Stavros Kyriakidis & Matthew L. Stevens & Kristina Karstad & Karen Søgaard & Andreas Holtermann, 2021. "The Influence of Nursing Home, Ward, and Eldercare Workers on the Number of Resident Handlings Performed per Shift in Eldercare," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-13, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11040-:d:660932
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    1. Sandra Schade Jacobsen & Matthew Leigh Stevens & Kristina Karstad & Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen & Alexander Bork Kühnel & Andreas Holtermann, 2022. "A Simple Resident Need-for-Physical-Assistance Scale in Eldercare: Validation Using 4716 Observation Sequences of Caring Activities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-11, August.

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