BACKGROUND A vast body of research has shown that the emotional and physical demands of caregiving may lead to increased stress and burden. However, it is unknown whether these factors are associated with increased risk for injuries among caregivers. PURPOSE Stroke survivors and their caregivers (N = 275) were surveyed using existing measures to explore the prevalence of physical injuries amo...

OBJECTIVE This secondary data analysis explored factors influencing job satisfaction in a sample of nursing assistants employed in Maryland skilled nursing facilities. BACKGROUND Multiple factors have been shown to affect job satisfaction and turnover in nursing assistants (NAs), but the problem of turnover persists in skilled nursing facility environments affecting quality of care. METHODS...

Based on the traditional trip attraction model, a new method of operation condition evaluation and supply scale forecasting for public parking facilities is proposed. It begins with the operation condition investigation of existing parking facilities, and then analyzes qualitatively the existing parking facilities supply scale by four indexes. Finally, it can calculate the supply scale in predi...

Little is known about how work environment characteristics influence social services professionals' ability to deliver effective psychosocial services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and how such influence translates into resident-centered outcomes. This study combines data from a survey of facility social services directors in Washington State with State inspection outcomes from the Onlin...

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This study investigates the extent of labour market competition among native Dutch workers and ethnic minorities, using national survey of the SEO and the Population statistics of the CBS. Firstly, the direct e¤ect of immigrants on local labour markets is considered. It is shown that ethnic minorities from developing countries have a positive e¤ect on the earnings of high skilled natives and an...