RT book part
T1 Ciencia aplicada a los cuidador@s en el entorno del hogarla comprensión empática como medio para el buen cuidado
A1 Minguela Recover, María de los Ángeles
A1 López Fernández, Consuelo
A1 Picardo García, Juan Manuel
A1 Martínez Nieto, José Manuel
A1 Abellán Hervás, Josefa
A1 Sainz Otero, Ana María
A1 Munera Gómez, Pilar
A1 Martinez López, José Ángel
A1 Molina Cano, Jerónimo
A1 Sepulveda Navarrete, Paula
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 Gender
K1 Happiness
K1 Elderly people
K1 Dependent people
K1 Home care worker
K1 Occupational vulnerability
AB 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.
PB Dykinson
SN 978-84-1070-397-1
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35212
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35212
LA spa
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026