Stress, role and training in carers of the elderly

Abstract

SUMMARYThe measurement of stressful event frequencies among different long-stay settings within a hospital for the elderly showed that staff with higher-ranking roles, regardless of their training, experienced certain stressful events more frequently than other staff members. Stressful event frequencies for a unit with only untrained care staff did not differ from frequencies for wards of trained nurses.

Effects of Aggressive Behavior and Perceived Self-Efficacy on Burnout Among Staff of Homes for the Elderly

“…A professional's job in a home is not an easy one (Benjamin, 1991;Hallberg & Norberg, 1995). Consequently, staff exhibit high percentages of absenteeism as well as lack of tness to continue their jobs (Van Veldhoven & Broersen, 1999).…”

“…In general, working with clients having behavioral problems causes feelings of anxiety and depression, absenteeism, and burnout among human service workers (Benjamin, 1991;Cherniss, 1980Cherniss, , 1995Farber, 1983;Maslach, 1982;Pines & Aronson, 1981;Schaufeli, 1990;Schaufeli, Maslach, & Marek, 1993;Van Yperen, Buunk, & Schaufeli, 1992). When discussing factors in the development of nursing burnout, Miller, Reesor, McCarrey, and Leikin (1995) found that abuse in the workplace is one of the most conspicuous hazards endangering the nurses' positive self-perception, which may cause feelings of powerlessness, a risk factor for burnout.…”

“…Furthermore, as the tasks of staff caring for the elderly are different from teachers' tasks, we adapted our questionnaire by focusing on tasks in which staff could experience their competence in the care for the residents. The speci c task-information needed for our questionnaire has been derived from various studies (Alexander & Ritchie, 1990;Beck, Robinson, & Baldwin, 1992;Benjamin, 1991;Cooper & Mendonca, 1989;Schneider, 1989Schneider, , 1990Whittington & Wykes, 1996).…”

Effects of Aggressive Behavior and Perceived Self-Efficacy on Burnout Among Staff of Homes for the Elderly

“…In general, working with clients having behavioral problems causes feelings of anxiety and depression, absenteeism, and burnout among human service workers (Benjamin, 1991;Cherniss, 1980Cherniss, , 1995Farber, 1983;Maslach, 1982;Pines & Aronson, 1981;Schaufeli, 1990;Schaufeli, Maslach, & Marek, 1993;Van Yperen, Buunk, & Schaufeli, 1992). When discussing factors in the development of nursing burnout, Miller, Reesor, McCarrey, and Leikin (1995) found that abuse in the 442 W. Evers et al workplace is one of the most conspicuous hazards endangering the nurses' positive self-perception, which may cause feelings of powerlessness, a risk factor for burnout.…”

“…Furthermore, as the tasks of staff caring for the elderly are different from teachers' tasks, we adapted our questionnair e by focusing on tasks in which staff could experience their competence in the care for the residents. The speci c task-informatio n needed for our questionnaire has been derived from various studies (Alexander & Ritchie, Burnout among Staff Caring for the Elderly in Homes 445 1990; Beck, Robinson, & Baldwin, 1992;Benjamin, 1991;Cooper & Mendonca, 1989;Schneider, 1989Schneider, , 1990Whittington & Wykes, 1996).…”