2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Increased demand for long-term care (LTC) services alongside precarious
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working conditions has resulted in labour shortages in the LTC sector,
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which has led to an increasing share of workers of migrant origin
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filling these jobs. Previous research on migrant care workers has also
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highlighted the seeming gap in working conditions relative to native
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workers. However, lack of disaggregated data on migrant and native care
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workers, alongside single-case studies, may have concealed potential
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disadvantages faced by certain groups and insufficiently accounted for
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differences in migration regimes and organisation of LTC sectors. To
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address these gaps, we carried out a comparative study on various
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working conditions of migrant and native LTC workers in Austria and
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Sweden. Using the international Nordcare survey on care sector working
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conditions, carried out in Austria in 2017 (n = 792) and in Sweden in
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2015 (n = 708), we employed t-tests and multivariate logistic
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regressions to compare the working conditions of migrant and native
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carers in home and residential care in each country. We found that worse
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working conditions in Sweden compared to Austria may be explained by
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differences in training requirements of the LTC workforce and the
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relatively large for-profit private sector. Country of origin also plays
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a paramount role in the differences in working conditions experienced by
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migrants compared to native care workers, with non-European migrants
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being more likely to face a number of precarious working conditions. Our
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findings highlight the need to continue addressing precarious working
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conditions across the sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic
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where poor working conditions have been linked to increased
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COVID-related deaths in nursing homes. Our findings also emphasise the
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importance of policies that consider the various challenges experienced
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by different migrant groups in the LTC sector, who may particularly be
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at risk of presenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic.'
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affiliation: 'Rodrigues, R (Corresponding Author), European Ctr Social Welf Policy
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\& Res, Vienna, Austria.
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Simmons, Cassandra; Rodrigues, Ricardo, European Ctr Social Welf Policy \& Res,
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Vienna, Austria.
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Szebehely, Marta, Stockholm Univ, Dept Social Work, Stockholm, Sweden.'
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author: Simmons, Cassandra and Rodrigues, Ricardo and Szebehely, Marta
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author-email: rodrigues@euro.centre.org
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author_list:
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- family: Simmons
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given: Cassandra
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- family: Rodrigues
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given: Ricardo
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- family: Szebehely
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given: Marta
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/hsc.13657
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earlyaccessdate: NOV 2021
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eissn: 1365-2524
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files: []
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issn: 0966-0410
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journal: HEALTH \& SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
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keywords: 'care of elderly people; long-term care; long-term care workers;
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migrants; working conditions'
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keywords-plus: HOME-CARE; QUALITY; STAFF; JOB; ELDERCARE; TURNOVER; NURSES
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '57'
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orcid-numbers: 'Rodrigues, Ricardo/0000-0001-8438-4184
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Simmons, Cassandra/0000-0002-3053-4244'
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pages: E2191-E2202
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papis_id: 12ed3c8591fb2ce8fc7cfc89fe81c4e9
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ref: Simmons2022workingconditions
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researcherid-numbers: 'Rodrigues, Ricardo/AAD-1109-2020
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times-cited: '10'
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title: 'Working conditions in the long-term care sector: A comparative study of migrant
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and native workers in Austria and Sweden'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000722445200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '11'
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volume: '30'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Work
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year: '2022'
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