The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change
Although the role of health care professionals is known to have changed over the last years, few formal efforts have been made to examine this change through means of a scientific review. Therefore, the goal of this paper was to investigate the changing role of health care professionals in nursing h...
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| author | Arend R. van Stenis Jessica van Wingerden Jessica van Wingerden Isolde Kolkhuis Tanke |
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| description | Although the role of health care professionals is known to have changed over the last years, few formal efforts have been made to examine this change through means of a scientific review. Therefore, the goal of this paper was to investigate the changing role of health care professionals in nursing homes, as well as the conditions that make this change possible. A systematic review of health care literature published in the last decade (2007–2017) was utilized to address these goals. Our findings suggest that although health care in nursing homes is shifting from task-oriented care to relation-oriented care (e.g., through an increased focus on patient dignity), various obstacles (e.g., negative self-image, work pressure, and a lack of developmental opportunities), needs (e.g., shared values, personal development, personal empowerment, team development, and demonstrating expertise), and competences (e.g., communication skills, attentiveness, negotiation skills, flexibility, teamwork, expertise, and coaching and leadership skills) still need to be addressed in order to successfully facilitate this change. As such, this paper provides various implications for health care research, health care institutions, practitioners, HR professionals and managers, and occupational health research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8838637a90d48d9aa17b27cf2d8996a2022-12-21T23:17:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-11-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.02008298388The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of ChangeArend R. van Stenis0Jessica van Wingerden1Jessica van Wingerden2Isolde Kolkhuis Tanke3Schouten Global, Centre of Research, Knowledge and Innovation, Zaltbommel, NetherlandsSchouten Global, Centre of Research, Knowledge and Innovation, Zaltbommel, NetherlandsFaculty of Social Sciences, Institute for Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Institute for Education & Pedagogy, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsAlthough the role of health care professionals is known to have changed over the last years, few formal efforts have been made to examine this change through means of a scientific review. Therefore, the goal of this paper was to investigate the changing role of health care professionals in nursing homes, as well as the conditions that make this change possible. A systematic review of health care literature published in the last decade (2007–2017) was utilized to address these goals. Our findings suggest that although health care in nursing homes is shifting from task-oriented care to relation-oriented care (e.g., through an increased focus on patient dignity), various obstacles (e.g., negative self-image, work pressure, and a lack of developmental opportunities), needs (e.g., shared values, personal development, personal empowerment, team development, and demonstrating expertise), and competences (e.g., communication skills, attentiveness, negotiation skills, flexibility, teamwork, expertise, and coaching and leadership skills) still need to be addressed in order to successfully facilitate this change. As such, this paper provides various implications for health care research, health care institutions, practitioners, HR professionals and managers, and occupational health research.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02008/fullchanging roleskillscompetenceshealth care professionalliterature reviewmeaningful work |
| spellingShingle | Arend R. van Stenis Jessica van Wingerden Jessica van Wingerden Isolde Kolkhuis Tanke The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change Frontiers in Psychology changing role skills competences health care professional literature review meaningful work |
| title | The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change |
| title_full | The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change |
| title_fullStr | The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change |
| title_short | The Changing Role of Health Care Professionals in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Literature Review of a Decade of Change |
| title_sort | changing role of health care professionals in nursing homes a systematic literature review of a decade of change |
| topic | changing role skills competences health care professional literature review meaningful work |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02008/full |
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