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Attitudes, stress, and satisfaction of staff who care for residents with dementia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Zimmerman, Sheryl Williams, Christianna S. Reed, Peter S. Boustani, Malaz Preisser, John S. Heck, Elizabeth Sloane, Philip D. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | PURPOSE Considering the increasing proportion of residents in long-term care who have dementia, and the important influence that direct care providers have on resident quality of life, this study explores the dementia-related attitudes of residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) and nursing home staff, as well as their work stress and satisfaction. DESIGN AND METHODS Data were derived from interviews with 154 direct care providers from 31 RC/AL facilities and 10 nursing homes who participated in the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care. RESULTS Stress was more often reported by care providers who had been working for 1 to 2 years (compared with longer); in addition, those who had been working for 1 to 2 years were more likely to espouse hopeful or person-centered attitudes than those who had been working for a longer period of time. Also, a person-centered attitude related to satisfaction, and perceived competence in providing dementia care was consistently associated with dementia-sensitive attitudes and job satisfaction. IMPLICATIONS Attending to the welfare and ongoing training of workers who have demonstrated job commitment may lessen their tendency to become jaded over time or seek job opportunities elsewhere. Further, the attitudes the staff hold related to dementia and the training they receive to provide dementia care are important for their own well-being. |
| Starting Page | 96 |
| Ending Page | 105 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.96 |
| PubMed reference number | 16230756 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 45 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Part | 1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/gerontologist/43/suppl_2/10.1093/geront/43.suppl_2.96/2/96.pdf?Expires=1492369908&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIUCZBIA4LVPAVW3Q&Signature=fuw5qCoP6EEtw2Mp021k1Ah0939Mo5ZL7BPYL2P4Y0XEpRsw-X3dl-58d7fOM4PobJgA-Z8eLaUEENFGP8bObQn1VJhhbEP~Tij5lDLEJQgpjT4effLUn95QB8pDL1XS-qPZOcdHJPfoYHVBsS5J9oLMv-E9lds0qVnAyBYs099T26h0a9MhU0PCh8s0kwHC4DgmjqEY-wNHzoNaeBywbiqqztaOLZcBPPh3qJAaxiHangeUE3L2kDeYR9CEhoJiwJOx05RBbH8zLyqcu~2xNb1X-UDOPlXOPLJ~jAAxdce4yl1J2-DvLYmUKnjpGXZq~NO-Zozjnd0GUTRtQiMFww__ |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1093/geront%2F45.suppl_1.96 |
| Journal | The Gerontologist |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
