1. Caring Self-Efficacy of Personal Care Attendants From English-Speaking and Non-English-Speaking Countries Working in Australian Residential Aged Care Settings.
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Shrestha, Sumina, Wells, Yvonne, While, Christine, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
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BULLYING prevention ,PREVENTION of employment discrimination ,IMMIGRANTS ,CONFIDENCE ,ENGLISH language ,COMMUNICATION barriers ,ATTITUDES of medical personnel ,WORK ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,AGE distribution ,HOME health aides ,LANGUAGE & languages ,HUMANITY ,SELF-efficacy ,COMPARATIVE studies ,T-test (Statistics) ,NURSING care facilities ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,RESIDENTIAL care ,RESEARCH funding ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,THEMATIC analysis ,ELDER care - Abstract
Objectives: This study compared the caring self-efficacy between personal care attendants (PCAs) from English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries, controlling for potential sociodemographic and work-related covariates. PCAs' perceptions of their caring self-efficacy were further explored. Methods: An independent samples t -test was used to determine the mean difference in the caring self-efficacy score between the two groups. A multivariate analysis was conducted to adjust for covariates. Thematic analysis was conducted on open-ended responses. Results: The results showed that caring self-efficacy was significantly influenced by whether participants primarily spoke English at home rather than where they were born. Younger age and everyday discrimination experiences were negatively associated with caring self-efficacy. Both groups perceived that inadequate resources and experiencing bullying and discrimination reduced their caring self-efficacy. Discussion: Access to organisational resources and training opportunities and addressing workplace bullying and discrimination against PCAs, particularly younger PCAs and those from non-English-speaking backgrounds, could improve their caring self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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