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Enjoying Work or Burdened by it? How Personal Assistants Experience and Handle Stress at Work.

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Summary, in English

A personal assistant has to promote equality in living conditions for persons with severe disabilities. The aim of this study was to explore how personal assistants experience their work and what strategies they employ to alleviate work-related stress. Thirty personal assistants were interviewed and latent content analysis was performed. The findings regarding the experiences of work-related stress could be brought together under the theme of "difficulties of being in a subordinate position," and those regarding management strategies could be brought together under the theme of "coming to terms with the work situation." There is a need to empower personal assistants through training programs including tailored education, working communities, and coaching.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

112-127

Publication/Series

Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation

Volume

11

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Other Medical Sciences not elsewhere specified

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1536-710X