The Role of Training and Work-Related Injury on Home Health Workers’ Job Satisfaction: Analysis of the National Home and Hospice Care Survey

Authors

Hanadi Hamadi, University of North FloridaFollow
Janice C. Probst, University of South Carolina
M. Mahmud Khan, University of South Carolina
Aurora Tafili, University of North FloridaFollow

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.