Geriatric community health workers’ views about aging, work, and retirement

Implications for geriatrics and gerontology education

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ID21537527
AuthorsKathy Lee (0000-0001-9603-1685, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA, corresponding author), Virginia Richardson (The Ohio State University), Virginia E Richardson (The Ohio State University)
Year2020
Volume46
Issue2
Pages47-58
Publication date2020-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Gerontology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0360-1277 • E-ISSN: 1521-0472
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03601277.2019.1710043
OpenAlexW2997261133
LanguageEN
References cited33

Seasoned geriatric community health workers offered valuable data that will inform educators and community health workers working with older persons. Geriatric community health workers’ views about retirement and about facilitators and barriers that keep them engaged with older adults during retirement were identified. Twenty geriatric community health workers participated in semi-structured, qualitative interviews conducted by the research team. Sixty percent of the participants (N = 12) reported plans not to work during retirement, although 40% (N = 8) expressed interest in full- or part-time employment post-retirement. When asked about their expectations to stay in the field of aging or gerontology in some capacity during retirement, 30% (N = 6) expected to stay in gerontology during retirement. The findings from this research will help organizations and educational institutions create programs and resources that will encourage geriatric community health workers to continue working in the field of aging during retirement

Business · Geriatric care · Geriatrics · Pension · Retirement age · Retirement community · Aging and Gerontology Research · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology

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