@inbook{10498/35212, year = {2024}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35212}, abstract = {Purpose– This study aims to analyze the well-being experience of home care workers regardless of the service management model. It also aims to analyze their emotional experiences of their activity and workingconditions. Design/methodology/approach– This study, using a mixed qualitative and quantitative analysis, allows a combined analysis for a better understanding of the well-being experience of home care workers. Findings– Home care workers experience intrinsic job satisfaction and demonstrate this with positive emotionsregardlessoftheirworksituation. Practical implications– Caring for the carer should be a business value. Measures oriented toward workers’ comfort generate greater happiness and commitment, which is automatically transferred to the quality of the care providedandreducesthepsychosocialrisksoftheirprofessionalactivity. Social implications– Visualizingthesocialreality ofanessential professionthroughresearchgenerates verifiable evidencethat will help to improvetheworkingconditionsofhomecareworkersinSpain. Originality/value– To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this pioneering study in Spain introduces a greater understandingofhowhomecareworkersinSpainexperiencetheirworkreality.}, publisher = {Dykinson}, keywords = {Gender}, keywords = {Happiness}, keywords = {Elderly people}, keywords = {Dependent people}, keywords = {Home care worker}, keywords = {Occupational vulnerability}, title = {Ciencia aplicada a los cuidador@s en el entorno del hogarla comprensión empática como medio para el buen cuidado}, author = {Minguela Recover, María de los Ángeles and López Fernández, Consuelo and Picardo García, Juan Manuel and Martínez Nieto, José Manuel and Abellán Hervás, Josefa and Sainz Otero, Ana María and Munera Gómez, Pilar and Martinez López, José Ángel and Molina Cano, Jerónimo and Sepulveda Navarrete, Paula}, }