Older assistant nurses’ motivation for a full or extended working life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11199144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristina Gyllensten (0000-0002-1726-3734, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, corresponding author), Kerstin Wentz (0000-0003-4180-5940, Sahlgrenska University Hospital), Carita Håkansson (0000-0002-3660-3079, Lund University), Mats Hagberg (0000-0002-1182-8239, Sahlgrenska University Hospital), Kerstin Nilsson (0000-0002-3193-205X, Lund University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2699-2713 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x18000740 |
| OpenAlex | W2884673719 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 30 |
The aim of this study was to explore older workers’ motivation for a full or extended working life. With particular focus on assistant nurses aged 55–64 years, working in the elderly care sector. Focus group interviews were conducted with five different groups of assistant nurses. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the interviews and five main themes were developed from the data: ‘Organisational issues’, ‘Health-related problems’, ‘Private issues’, ‘Meaningfulness and appreciation’ and ‘Social support’. Several of the main themes concerned problems with too high work demands of the assistant nurses. These findings suggest that it is important to improve the working conditions of assistant nurses in order to create a more sustainable working life. Increasing the number of staff and improving recovery opportunities and work–life balance could be important steps to improving the working conditions for this group. Finally, upgrading the competency and professionalism of assistant nurses could help to increase the motivation for a full or extended working life
Focus group · Job satisfaction · Qualitative research · Quality of working life · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics) · Work–life balance · Working life · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Citations per year | 1.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |