The home care worker retention study : a longitudinal, mixed-methods inquiry / Sandra S. Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Sandra S., author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home care services--Research--Case studies.

Home care services.

Mixed methods research--Case studies.

Mixed methods research.

Longitudinal method--Case studies.

Longitudinal method.

Employee retention--Research--Case studies.

Employee retention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

This case study reviews a mixed-methods, longitudinal study, which examines factors predicting job termination and the job experiences of home care aides. Home care aides are an essential component of our long-term care system, and as our population ages, we face an inadequate supply of these valuable direct-care workers. Increasing recruitment and retention of this workforce is essential to providing quality care to older adults with chronic disabilities who choose to "age-in-place"that is, at home in their communities. The study described herei?the Home Care Worker Retention Stud?utook place in Maine between 2008 and 2011. In the case study, I review the rationale for a longitudinal, mixed-methods design given the research questions and the state of the literature on this topic at the time of the study. I give particular attention to the start-up issues of obtaining human participants approval from the Institutional Review Board, constructing a survey instrument, and obtaining an adequate sample. The Home Care Worker Retention Study received funding from the National Institute on Aging through a mechanism that supports training students in health sciences research. Social work and nursing students were essential members of the research team, carrying out tasks in data collection and analysis. I underscore research practicalities such as securing quality data, retaining study participants in a longitudinal study, and completing qualitative data analysis with a team.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526419606 (ebook) :

9781526419606

OCLC:

984224263