Factors associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada.
BMC Res Notes
; 12(1): 4, 2019 Jan 03.
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| ID: mdl-30606268
OBJECTIVE: There is growing evidence that the well-being of childcare workers has important implications for the care provided to children attending childcare centers. To add to the growing body of research in this area and to lay the groundwork for further research, we report the results of a pilot study examining factors that are associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada. The factors examined include: health control, employer's interest in the childcare worker's wellbeing, and actions that childcare workers are taking to improve their own health. RESULTS: A total of 260 "Workplace Health and Risks Survey 2008" questionnaires were sent to 13 licensed daycare centers in southern Alberta, Canada. Of these, a total of 110 questionnaires were completed by childcare workers at these centers and returned. Regression analysis results show that control over one's health (Standardized Beta = .504, p < .001), employers' knowledge of negative effects of stress (Standardized Beta = - .328, p = .017), employers' interest in employees' well-being (Standardized Beta = .366, p = .008), and actions that are planned to be taken to improve or maintain health in the future (Standardized Beta = .231, p = .005) are all significant predictors of health status among childcare workers.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Creches
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Nível de Saúde
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Emprego
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Recursos Humanos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Res Notes
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá