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Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Adult Day Care Providers

Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Adult Day Care Providers Over the past decade, an extensive research literature has focused on stress, burden, and copingamong family caregivers to improve the quality of care to dependent elders. Although a betterunderstanding of the prevalence and predictors of burnout among formal service providers couldbe expected to produce similar benefits, little is known about stress and burnout among paidcaregivers. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which paid care providers inadult day care (ADC) experience burnout and to examine the relationship between employees'perceptions of their work environment and burnout. Participants (N = 102) were staff from arandom sample of ADC centers in California. Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, burnoutwas found to be low for the depersonalization and personal achievement aspects and moderatefor emotional exhaustion. Hierarchical regression indicated that after controlling for demographic differences and daily hassles, work environment measures were significant correlatesof each of the three aspects of burnout. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications fororganizational-level work design issues and macrolevel policy decisions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Prevalence and Predictors of Burnout Among Adult Day Care Providers

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SAGE
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Copyright © by SAGE Publications
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0733-4648
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1552-4523
DOI
10.1177/073346489401300305
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Abstract

Over the past decade, an extensive research literature has focused on stress, burden, and copingamong family caregivers to improve the quality of care to dependent elders. Although a betterunderstanding of the prevalence and predictors of burnout among formal service providers couldbe expected to produce similar benefits, little is known about stress and burnout among paidcaregivers. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which paid care providers inadult day care (ADC) experience burnout and to examine the relationship between employees'perceptions of their work environment and burnout. Participants (N = 102) were staff from arandom sample of ADC centers in California. Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, burnoutwas found to be low for the depersonalization and personal achievement aspects and moderatefor emotional exhaustion. Hierarchical regression indicated that after controlling for demographic differences and daily hassles, work environment measures were significant correlatesof each of the three aspects of burnout. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications fororganizational-level work design issues and macrolevel policy decisions.

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Journal of Applied GerontologySAGE

Published: Sep 1, 1994

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