Open AccessThe Hidden Script of Work-Related Burdens in Home Care – A Cross Over Mixed Analysis of Audio Diaries
Author(s) -
Doris Gebhard,
Magdalena Wimmer
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of applied gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.857
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1552-4523
pISSN - 0733-4648
DOI - 10.1177/07334648221130747
Subject(s) - work (physics) , promotion (chess) , relation (database) , psychology , nursing , gerontology , point (geometry) , qualitative research , qualitative analysis , medicine , computer science , sociology , data mining , mechanical engineering , social science , geometry , mathematics , politics , political science , law , engineering
The lived experiences of work-related burdens in the daily working routines of home care workers are insufficiently investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the types, frequencies, and distributions of work-related burdens and to explore their co-occurrence. Qualitative data was collected via audio diaries and analyzed applying a crossover mixed analysis using content as well as network analysis. In all, 23 home care workers (mean age = 46.70 ± 10.40; 91.30% female) produced 242 diary entries. Participants reported work-related burdens 580 times with 77 different types, predominately in relation to work organization (50.5%). Network analysis reveals a complex picture, which shows the strong relation between time pressure and travel between homes, and identifies additional tasks as the central node in the network of burdens. A holistic understanding of setting-specific burdens provides an important starting point for measures of workplace health promotion.