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abstract: 'BACKGROUND: In The Netherlands, one out of six Dutch employees has
informal care tasks; in the hospital and healthcare sector, this ratio
is one out of four workers. Informal carers experience problems with the
combination of work and informal care. In particular, they have problems
with the burden of responsibility, a lack of independence and their
health. These problems can reveal themselves in a variety of mental and
physical symptoms that can result in absenteeism, reduction or loss of
(work) participation, reduction of income, and even social isolation.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to describe the factors that
informal carers who are employed in healthcare organizations identify as
affecting their quality of life, labour participation and health.
METHODS: We conducted an exploratory study in 2013-2014 that included
desk research and a qualitative study. Sixteen semi-structured
interviews were conducted with healthcare employees who combine work and
informal care. Data were analyzed with Atlas-TI.
RESULTS: We identified five themes: 1. Fear and responsibility; 2. Sense
that one''s own needs are not being met; 3. Work as an escape from home;
4. Health: a lack of balance; and 5. The role of colleagues and
managers: giving support and understanding.
CONCLUSIONS: Respondents combine work and informal care because they
have no other solution. The top three reasons for working are: income,
escape from home and satisfaction. The biggest problems informal carers
experience are a lack of time and energy. They are all tired and are
often or always exhausted at the end of the day. They give up activities
for themselves, their social networks become smaller and they have less
interest in social activities. Their managers are usually aware of the
situation, but informal care is not a topic of informal conversation or
in performance appraisals. Respondents solve their problems with
colleagues and expect little from the organization.'
affiliation: 'Heitink, E (Corresponding Author), HAN Univ Appl Sci, Res Grp Occupat
\& Hlth, Postbus 6960, NL-6503 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Heitink, Eveline; Heerkens, Yvonne; Engels, Josephine, HAN Univ Appl Sci, Nijmegen,
Netherlands.'
author: Heitink, Eveline and Heerkens, Yvonne and Engels, Josephine
author-email: eveline.heitink@han.nl
author_list:
- family: Heitink
given: Eveline
- family: Heerkens
given: Yvonne
- family: Engels
given: Josephine
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3233/WOR-172607
eissn: 1875-9270
files: []
issn: 1051-9815
journal: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT \& REHABILITATION
keywords: 'Women''s health; combination work; feeling trapped; call on
responsibility'
language: English
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '35'
pages: 215-231
papis_id: ae940de7ed6c0afc185e5a4bc9b459ae
ref: Heitink2017informalcare
times-cited: '6'
title: 'Informal care, employment and quality of life: Barriers and facilitators to
combining informal care and work participation for healthcare professionals'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000413401600014
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '16'
volume: '58'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2017'