Health and safety matters! Associations between organizational practices and personal support workers’ life and work stress in Ontario, Canada

Health and safety matters! Associations between organizational practices and personal support workers’ life and work stress in Ontario, Canada

Abstract Background The home and community care sector is one of the fastest growing sectors globally and most prominently in mature industrialized countries. Personal support workers (PSWs) are the largest occupational group in the sector. This paper focuses on the emotional health of PSWs working...

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Main Authors: Isik U. Zeytinoglu, Margaret Denton, Catherine Brookman, Sharon Davies, Firat K. Sayin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Personal support workers
Life and work stress
Organizational practices
Support at work
Preferred hours
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2355-4

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