| Document ID (ISN) | 76407 |
| CIS number |
01-469 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-85525-344-6 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
CISME 17/1999
|
| Title |
Caring for elderly people |
| Original title |
Le travail d'aide aux personnes âgées [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Centre Interservices de Santé et de Médecine du travail en Entreprise (CISME), 31 rue Médéric, 75832 Paris Cedex 17, France, Apr. 1999. xvii, 140p. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
This report is based on a questionnaire survey aimed at investigating how employees of retirement homes and home care assistants for elderly people perceive their own working conditions, mental and physical workload, and state of health. Results indicate that women predominate in this activity. Heath problems are generally due to physical strains and organizational factors. The need for appropriate training, especially of those who care for the dying, is emphasized. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
state of health; social aspects; health services; conditions of work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; work organization; France; women; mental workload; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; physical workload |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
|
