Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To review studies published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA) about the aged care workforce, and to identify influences on quality of care and potential policy directions. METHODS:Articles in the AJA on the aged care workforce published from 2009 to 2018 were identified, grouped into themes and rated for quality. RESULTS:Twenty-eight articles were identified. Articles fell into four themes: (i) staff knowledge, skills and attitudes; (ii) staff well-being and workforce stability; (iii) environmental factors that influence staff capacity; and (iv) interventions to improve staff capacity. Studies reinforced the importance of staff-consumer, staff-relatives and staff-staff relationships and a supportive workplace culture for staff work ability and capacity to provide high quality care. CONCLUSIONS:It is possible to improve practice in community and residential aged care, given: (i) enough staff; (ii) better training in person-centred practice; and (iii) a supportive staff culture that encourages staff to put their training into practice.
journal_name
Australas J Ageingjournal_title
Australasian journal on ageingauthors
Wells Y,Brooke E,Solly KNdoi
10.1111/ajag.12638subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-03-01 00:00:00pages
E1-E6issue
1eissn
1440-6381issn
1741-6612journal_volume
38pub_type
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00374.x
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12511
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00500.x
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12598
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00310.x
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00544.x
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00324.x
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1111/ajag.12603
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12501
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12615
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12614
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12650
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00283.x
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12477
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/ajag.12184
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00626.x
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Australasian journal on ageing
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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