Objectives To evaluate and compare the predictive accuracy of fall history, staff clinical judgment, Care Home Falls Screen (CaHFRiS), Fall Risk Classification Algorithm (FRiCA). Design Prospective multicenter cohort study with 6 months' follow-up. Setting Participants A total 420 residents from 15 nursing homes participated. Methods judgment (ie, physiotherapists, nurses nurses' aides), CaHFRi...

La présente étude examine la relation entre charge de travail, le soutien social et bien-être psychologique au travail. L’échantillon est composé 180 agents santé âgés 21 à 52 ans dont 41 Médecins, 113 Infirmiers/Sages-femmes 26 Aides-Soignants. Les données sont collectées partir d’un questionnaire incluant les échelles du travail ainsi qu’un guide d’entretien semi-directif, analysées l’aide l’...

Objective Measure absenteeism among nurses and nursing technicians/aides in three hospitals and explore possible management decisions by nursing managers to deal with it. Method Quantitative, qualitative study. In the qualitative stage, monthly rates, annual average and overall rates of absenteeism were measured among nurses and nursing technicians/aides from 12 service units in the hospitals, ...

Despite an increasing literature on professional nurses' job satisfaction, job satisfaction by nonprofessional nursing care providers and, in particular, in residential long-term care facilities, is sparsely described. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the evidence on which factors (individual and organizational) are associated with job satisfaction among care aides, nurse ...

BACKGROUND Job satisfaction is important for nursing home staff and nursing home management, as it is associated with absenteeism, turnover, and quality of care. However, we know little about factors associated with job satisfaction and dissatisfaction for nursing home workers. METHODS In this investigation, we use data from 251 caregivers (i.e., Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, ...

BACKGROUND A high prevalence of low back pain has persisted over the years despite extensive primary prevention initiatives among nurses' aides. Many single-faceted interventions addressing just one aspect of low back pain have been carried out at workplaces, but with low success rate. This may be due to the multi-factorial origin of low back pain. Participatory ergonomics, cognitive behavioral...