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Job satisfaction amongst aged care staff: exploring the influence of person-centered care provision

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

David Edvardsson ,
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh ,
Linda McAuliffe ,
Rhonda Nay  and
Carol Chenco
David Edvardsson*
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Linda McAuliffe
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Rhonda Nay
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Carol Chenco
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: David Edvardsson, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. Phone: +46 90 786 91 43; Fax: +46 90 786 91 69. Email: david.edvardsson@nurs.umu.se.
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Abstract

Background: There are challenges in attracting and sustaining a competent and stable workforce in aged care, and key issues of concern such as low staff job satisfaction and feelings of not being able to provide high quality care have been described. This study aimed to explore the association between person-centered care provision and job satisfaction in aged care staff.

Methods: Residential aged care staff (n = 297) in Australia completed the measure of job satisfaction and the person-centered care assessment tool. Univariate analyses examined relationships between variables, and multiple linear regression analysis explored the extent to whichperceived person-centredness could predict job satisfaction of staff.

Results: Perceived person-centred care provision was significantly associated with job satisfaction, and person-centred care provision could explain nearly half of the variation in job satisfaction. The regression model with the three person-centered care subscales as predictor variables accounted for 40% of the variance in job satisfaction. Personalizing care had the largest independent influence on job satisfaction, followed by amount of organizational support and degree of environmental accessibility. Personalizing care and amount of organizational support had a statistically significant unique influence.

Conclusions: As person-centered care positively correlated with staff job satisfaction, supporting staff in providing person-centered care can enhance job satisfaction and might facilitate attracting and retaining staff in residential aged care. The findings reiterate a need to shift focus from merely completing care tasks and following organizational routines to providing high quality person-centered care that promotes the good life of residents in aged care.

Keywords

aged carelong-term care questionnairesjob satisfaction
Type
Research Article
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 23 , Issue 8 , October 2011 , pp. 1205 - 1212
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2011

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