17
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
1 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Enfermera del ámbito de la geriatría de Barcelona. Situación socioeconómica, laboral y percepción de su rol Translated title: Nurses in geriatric field of Barcelona. Socioeconomic situation, labour and role perception

      research-article

      Read this article at

          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar y describir la situación laboral de las enfermeras del ámbito de la geriatría de la provincia de Barcelona, así como su percepción. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo transversal, a través de una encuesta online anónima enviada a las enfermeras registradas o que habían realizado formación en geriatría en el COIB (Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona). La encuesta ad hoc consistía en 40 preguntas, mayoritariamente con respuestas múltiples cerradas, sobre datos relativos al lugar de trabajo y percepción. Resultados: El 91,4% eran mujeres, el 50,5% con más de 15 años de experiencia y el 59% tenía amplia experiencia en geriatría. Más de la mitad tienen formación específica, el 67,4% posgrado y el 41% máster. El 80,5% trabajaba exclusivamente en el ámbito asistencial, ubicadas en mayor proporción en centros sociosanitarios (36,5%) y residencias (40%). Tres de cada cuatro enfermeras tenían jornada completa y explicaban tener a su cargo más de 50 pacientes el 36,5% de ellas. El lugar de trabajo con sueldo más alto fue en los centros sociosanitarios, y el 69% no consideraba su sueldo adecuado. El 73,5% indicaba realizar siempre tareas asistenciales, pero el 58% nunca realizaba tareas de investigación o docencia. El 68,5% eligió la geriatría por decisión propia y el 69% no sentía reconocida su profesión. Conclusiones: Aunque las condiciones laborales en el ámbito de la geriatría constan de sueldos bajos, alto ratio de pacientes, poco tiempo para la investigación y percepción de poco reconocimiento, las enfermeras del ámbito de la geriatría de Barcelona sienten satisfacción profesional por su trabajo.

          Translated abstract

          ABSTRACT Objective: Define, describe and discover the perception about the work situation of nurses in the geriatric field of Barcelona province. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study based in an anonymous survey sent to all the registered nurses or those who have been training in geriatrics in the COIB. The survey ad hoc consisted on 40 questions, most closed multiple choice related to workplace and perception. Results: 91.4% were women, 50.5% with more than 15 years of experience and the 59% had extensive experience in geriatrics. More than a half of the nurses had specific training, 67.4% a postgraduate degree and 41% a master’s degree. 80.5% worked exclusively in health care area, they were in larger proportion in long-term care facility 36.5% and 40% in a nursing home. Three out of four nurses had full-time work and 36.5% explained that they had over fifty patients. The workplace with a higher salary was longterm care facilities and 69% of the nurses didn’t think their salary is adequate. 73.5% always performed care tasks but 58% of them never had done teaching or research tasks. 68.5% explained that work in geriatrics was their own decision and 69% felt that people didn’t value their work. Conclusions: Although the labour conditions in geriatric field have low salaries, high ratio of patients, very little time to research and the feeling of people not valuing their work; the geriatric nurses of Barcelona feel job satisfaction.

          Related collections

          Most cited references13

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: found
          • Article: found
          Is Open Access

          Nurses’ Practice Environment and Their Job Satisfaction: A Study on Nurses Caring for Older Adults in Shanghai

          Aim To examine the job satisfaction of nurses who are caring for older adults in healthcare settings in Shanghai, and to explore the underlying factors in order to explain and predict nurses’ job satisfaction. Background China has the largest elderly population in the world, and its population is aging rapidly. Studies on job satisfaction of nurses providing care for the elderly in China can help to identify problem areas and develop strategies for the improvement of nurses’ working conditions. However, to date, this subject matter has not been thoroughly studied in the Chinese context. Previous studies in other countries show that many factors impact nurses’ job satisfaction, with the practice environment being a critical factor. There is a serious nursing shortage in China, especially in the big cities such as Shanghai. Given the increasing care demand of the aging population, learning about the job satisfaction level among nurses who are caring for older adults can provide essential information to help attract and retain nurses in this specialty area. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 444 nurses in 22 elderly care institutions in Shanghai. The Chinese version of the Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS) and the Nursing Practice Environment Scale were instruments used. Inferential statistical tests used to analyze the data included Spearman correlation analysis, one-way analysis of variance, and hierarchical regression tests. Results The average overall IWS (part B) score was 135.21 ± 19.34. Personality, job and organizational characteristics were found to be the most influential factors, and the practice environment was identified as having the strongest impact on job satisfaction (Beta = 0.494). Conclusion Job satisfaction level among nurses who are caring for older adults in Shanghai is moderate, but the data suggest that this could be greatly increased if the nursing practice environment was improved.
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: found
            • Article: found
            Is Open Access

            Team social cohesion, professionalism, and patient-centeredness: Gendered care work, with special reference to elderly care – a mixed methods study

            Background Healthcare organisations are facing large demands in recruiting employees with adequate competency to care for the increasing numbers of elderly. High degrees of turnover and dissatisfaction with working conditions are common. The gendered notion of care work as ‘women’s work’, in combination with low salaries and status, may contribute to negative work experiences. There is abundant information about the negative aspects of elderly care health services, but little is known about positive aspects of this work. The study aim was to investigate work satisfaction from a gender perspective among Swedish registered nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, focusing specifically on healthcare services for the elderly. Methods A mixed methods approach was adopted in which we combined statistics and open-ended responses from a national survey with qualitative research interviews with healthcare professionals in elderly care organisations. The survey was administered to a random sample of 1578 registered nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists. Qualitative interviews with 17 professionals were conducted in six elderly care facilities. Qualitative and quantitative content analyses, chi2 and constructivist grounded theory were used to analyse the data. Results There was a statistically significant difference in overall work satisfaction between those who worked in elderly care and those who did not (64 and 74,4% respectively, p <0.001). Nine themes were derived from open-ended responses in the questionnaire. The qualitative interviews revealed four prominent storylines: ‘Team social cohesion’, ‘Career development and autonomy’, ‘Client-centeredness’, and ‘Invisible and ignored power structures’. Conclusions The results show the complexity of elderly care work and describe several aspects that are important for work satisfaction among health professionals. The results reveal that work satisfaction is dependent on social interrelations and cohesion in the work team, in possibilities to use humour and to have fun together, and in the ability to work as professionals to provide client-centered elderly care. Power relations such as gendered hierarchies were less visible or even ignored aspects of work satisfaction. The storylines are clearly linked to the two central discourses of professionalism and gender equality.
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: not found
              • Book: not found

              Boletin Oficial del Estado

              (2013)

                Author and article information

                Journal
                geroko
                Gerokomos
                Gerokomos
                Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica (Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain )
                1134-928X
                2021
                : 32
                : 2
                : 70-75
                Affiliations
                [6] Barcelona orgnameGrup Mutuam España
                [8] Barcelona orgnameHSS Mutuam Güell España
                [3] Barcelona orgnameCR Mutuam Collserola España
                [5] Barcelona orgnameEUI-Sant Pau España
                [2] Barcelona orgnameHospital de Sant Celoni España
                [4] Barcelona orgnameEAR Mutuam España
                [1] Barcelona orgnameHSS Mutuam Güell España
                [7] Barcelona orgnameHospital de Granollers España
                Article
                S1134-928X2021000200070 S1134-928X(21)03200200070
                295107ae-5554-4916-9907-9f7edc3ffc28

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 06 September 2019
                : 09 December 2019
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 15, Pages: 6
                Product

                SciELO Spain

                Categories
                Originales

                Enfermera geriátrica,condiciones laborales,ratios,tareas,satisfacción,Geriatric nurse,satisfaction,tasks,labour conditions

                Comments

                Comment on this article

                Related Documents Log