Citation

Kaye LW. Home Health Care Serv. Q. 1989; 10(1-2): 177-191.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J027v10n01_11

PMID

10295870

Abstract

This study documents high levels of role complexity and functional overlap in the field of home health care. Personnel perform a wide range of "professional/organizational" and "community/familial" service functions though the emphasis is on the delivery of a battery of pseudo family-like tasks. The importance of a familial orientation does not significantly decline when controlling for length of employment or organizational rationality. Role orientation is, however, significantly associated with a worker's chronological age.

RESULTS lead to program planning recommendations meant to influence staff training paradigms in home health care.

Language: en