Exploring Resilience in UK-Based Domiciliary Care Workers before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468453 |
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| Authors | W Donnellan (0000-0002-0224-9155, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Annalise Hirons (0000-0002-9225-4539, University of Liverpool), Katie Clarke (0000-0002-4162-6769, University of Liverpool), Christian Muinos (University of Liverpool), Laura McCabe (0000-0001-9369-8839, University of Liverpool) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 16128-16128 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192316128 |
| PMID | 36498201 |
| OpenAlex | W4310542642 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Domiciliary carers (DCs) provide an invaluable service that enables people living with dementia (PLWD) to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible. We know a lot about the negative impacts of providing domiciliary care and recent evidence suggests that this was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we know much less about how these DCs manage the stressors associated with their roles. The current study adopts a resilience perspective to identify the resources that DCs caring for PLWD draw on to manage the stress associated with their roles before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 DCs from across the UK. Data were analysed using a directed qualitative content analysis. Themes included: healthy boundaries; motivation to care; psychological attributes; managing work; and support. The findings have implications for employers and may go some way towards improving DC working conditions, retaining staff, and attracting new DCs in the future
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Dementia · Pandemic · Perspective (graphical · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Resilience (materials science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Stressor · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Virology
The Social Ecology of Resilience
Dementia Caregiver Burden
What is resilience? A review and concept analysis
Directed qualitative content analysis
Battle on the home care front
What do family care-givers want from domiciliary care for relatives living with dementia? A qualitative study
Policy and Gender in Adult Social Care Work
Resilience from the point of view of older people
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