Scheuermann JS, Grässel E, Pendergrass A (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Book Volume: 86
Pages Range: S45-S53
DOI: 10.1055/a-2191-2074
Objective Reconciling informal caregiving and gainful employment is a challenge for many informal caregivers. The goals of this paper are to identify factors influencing care-related employment reduction, and to record work-related wishes for improving the compatibility of informal caregiving and being employed. Methods Analyses were based on the cross-sectional Benefits of Being a Caregiver Study of 426 employed caregivers of an older person in need of care. Data were collected on characteristics of the care receivers and caregivers, and aspects of the caregiving and employment situation. Potential influencing factors of care-related employment reduction (n = 426) were analyzed using binary logistic regression. The wishes regarding the compatibility of informal care at home and employment were examined descriptively using structured content analysis according to Mayring. Results One quarter of the employed informal caregivers (n = 108) reduced their hours of employment due to the demands of caregiving. The profile of influencing factors of a care-related employment reduction was composed of a higher number of working hours, higher effort for activities of daily living, and co-residence with the care receiver. Employed caregivers primarily expressed a desire for flexibility in working hours, a reduction in working hours, and some concessions with regard to absenteeism. Conclusions Relieving the burden on caregivers in the activities of daily living in form of formal and informal support services can probably reduce the likelihood of a care-related reduction in gainful employment.
APA:
Scheuermann, J.-S., Grässel, E., & Pendergrass, A. (2024). Vereinbarkeit von Erwerbstätigkeit und häuslicher Pflege: Einflussfaktoren auf eine pflegebedingte Erwerbstätigkeitsreduktion und arbeitsbezogene Wünsche pflegender Angehöriger. Gesundheitswesen, Supplement, 86, S45-S53. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2191-2074
MLA:
Scheuermann, Julia-Sophia, Elmar Grässel, and Anna Pendergrass. "Vereinbarkeit von Erwerbstätigkeit und häuslicher Pflege: Einflussfaktoren auf eine pflegebedingte Erwerbstätigkeitsreduktion und arbeitsbezogene Wünsche pflegender Angehöriger." Gesundheitswesen, Supplement 86 (2024): S45-S53.
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