HOME HEALTH CARE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT ON JOB SATISFACTION AMONG HOME HEALTH AIDES. (16th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yoon, S
• Is Part Of: Innovation in aging. Volume 2(2018)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 938
• Page End: 938
• Publication Date: 2018-11-16
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; 612.67
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy031.3485
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2399-5300

Abstract

Abstract: Home health aides with positive job satisfaction tend to perform better in their work. Improved satisfaction with the job should positively affect the overall performance of the home health agencies as well as help improve quality of services rendered to patients. We conducted this study using 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey and 2007 National Home Health Aides Survey, nationally representative surveys of home health agencies (n = 1, 036) and home health aides (n = 3, 377). Multilevel modeling was employed to examine the role of organizational values on the relationships between work-related factors and job satisfaction. The number of benefits offered was highly associated with job satisfaction of home health aides (p < .01). Those who are less than 24 years of age were less likely to be satisfied with their jobs (p < .05) than others. Training had a stronger relationship with job satisfaction when workers worked for agencies that perceived to value their workers (p < .05). A stable assignment of patients, rather than assigning different patients to the worker on different days, had a strong positive impact on job satisfaction, especially when workers felt that their work is valued by the home health agencies (P < .01). In addition to providing training and other work-related benefits, the results indicate that home health workers perception of being valued from the agencies affect job satisfaction of workers significantly. It is important to change organization behavior to give higher emphasis on the work being performed by home health aides.