The Role of Training and Work-Related Injury on Home Health Workers’ Job Satisfaction: Analysis of the National Home and Hospice Care Survey
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2019
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe personal, job, agency, environmental, and ergonomic factors that affect job satisfaction among home health workers (HHWs). A cross-sectional design was conducted, and data from the National Home and Hospice Care Survey (N = 3,274) were analyzed using a multilevel structural equation model (generalized structural equation model). HHWs with excellent training knowledge were about 1.5 times more likely to report a higher degree of job satisfaction compared with those with poor training knowledge, and those who reported a work-related injury were 66% more likely to report lower job satisfaction score. Job satisfaction is associated with work environment, leadership support, and work-related training. Future research and a follow-up survey are needed to understand HHWs’ workforce and be better positioned to meet their need so that they may meet the need of the aging population.
Publication Title
Home Health Care Management and Practice
Volume
31
Issue
4
First Page
239
Last Page
248
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1177/1084822319842165
ISSN
10848223
Citation Information
Hamadi, H., Probst, J.C., Khan, M.M., Tafili, A. (2019) The Role of Training and Work-Related Injury on Home Health Workers' Job Satisfaction: Analysis of the National Home and Hospice Care Survey. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 31(4), 239-248.