[Association between the change in the job facilitating and inhibiting factors of care staff due to the employment of older assistant workers and the emotional exhaustion among care staff].

• DOI: 10.11236/jph.23-053
• Publication Date: 2024-05-30
• Authors: Mai Takase; Keiko Sugiura; Tomoya Sagara; Isuzu Nakamoto; Pan Pan; Yoko Muto; Kentaro Higashi; Yoshinori Fujiwara; Hiroshi Murayama
• Keywords: Association (psychology)

Objectives The mental health condition of care staff in Japan is becoming problematic. Older assistant workers are currently being employed to assist with their jobs and alleviate job burden. This employment older drawing attention; however, influence on the facilitating inhibiting factors association staff's emotional exhaustion remains unclear. In this study, we aim examine how relates job-facilitating job-inhibiting explore that exhaustion.Methods Data from a mail survey geriatric services facilities were analyzed. Among answers obtained staff, 5,185 who reported working employ (over age 60) Emotional Exhaustion subscale Japanese Version Burnout Questionnaire was used as dependent variable. change due (improve, maintain/exacerbate) explored for nine contents.Results Care decrease total volume task (63.6%), less stress during daily tasks (39.8%), more concentration require expert knowledge (38.0%). results multiple regression analysis showed score low when decreased (β=－0.383, 95%CI=－0.719, －0.047), perceived (β=－0.432, 95%CI=－0.796, －0.068), required increased (β=－0.574, 95%CI=－0.937, －0.210), human relationships among improved (β=－0.871, 95%CI=－1.263, －0.480). Conversely, an increase requiring work regional personnel organizations (β=0.800, 95%CI=0.162, 1.437) associated high score.Conclusion related or these lower exhaustion. may risk burnout staff.