Home Health Care News June 9, 2024
When it comes to their mental health and well-being, home-based care aides are susceptible to stress and depressive symptoms due to working conditions, a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found.
To compile this study, focus groups and interviews with home-based care aides were conducted from August 2022 to February 2023, in partnership with the 1199SEIU Training and Employment Fund.
Interview and focus group participants included aides who had at least mild or more symptoms on either the 8-item Personal Health Questionnaire depression scale, the 4-item Cohen Perceived Stress Scale, or the University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale.
Many key findings were revealed through the study, including that personal and cultural factors impact aides’ outlook toward mental health.
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