Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Direct care staff's need for support in their perceived work role in day activities units

Dychawy-Rosner, I ; Eklund, Mona LU orcid and Isacsson, A (2000) In Journal of Nursing Management 8(1). p.39-48
Abstract
AIMS: This study sets out to investigate direct care staff's views of their need for support, supervision, and training in their practice in day care settings when supporting daily occupations among developmentally disabled persons. BACKGROUND: The first line staff are considered as having a prominent role in the successful delivery of service. METHODS: Three municipalities, one urban and two rural areas in southern Sweden, were chosen for the study. The studied population n = 81 consisted of 94.1% of all staff employed in day activities units supporting the clients' daily occupations or community-integrated, sheltered work employment. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire. FINDINGS: This material identified the staff's... (More)
AIMS: This study sets out to investigate direct care staff's views of their need for support, supervision, and training in their practice in day care settings when supporting daily occupations among developmentally disabled persons. BACKGROUND: The first line staff are considered as having a prominent role in the successful delivery of service. METHODS: Three municipalities, one urban and two rural areas in southern Sweden, were chosen for the study. The studied population n = 81 consisted of 94.1% of all staff employed in day activities units supporting the clients' daily occupations or community-integrated, sheltered work employment. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire. FINDINGS: This material identified the staff's perceived work role, and their needs for support, supervision, and training in the areas of communication, environment adaptation, individual activation and training methods, with regard to learning disabilities and special needs. CONCLUSIONS: Care managers should focus upon preparation of staff support programmes to improve the quality and efficiency in this area of care. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
Journal of Nursing Management
volume
8
issue
1
pages
39 - 48
publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
external identifiers
  • pmid:11013540
  • scopus:0033654613
ISSN
1365-2834
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2834.2000.00139.x
language
English
LU publication?
yes
additional info
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Occupational Therapy (Closed 2012) (013025000)
id
f8bed79f-ca2d-445c-9272-a2ad8e1e2571 (old id 1118104)
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 16:43:40
date last changed
2022-01-28 21:44:53
@article{f8bed79f-ca2d-445c-9272-a2ad8e1e2571,
  abstract     = {{AIMS: This study sets out to investigate direct care staff's views of their need for support, supervision, and training in their practice in day care settings when supporting daily occupations among developmentally disabled persons. BACKGROUND: The first line staff are considered as having a prominent role in the successful delivery of service. METHODS: Three municipalities, one urban and two rural areas in southern Sweden, were chosen for the study. The studied population n = 81 consisted of 94.1% of all staff employed in day activities units supporting the clients' daily occupations or community-integrated, sheltered work employment. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire. FINDINGS: This material identified the staff's perceived work role, and their needs for support, supervision, and training in the areas of communication, environment adaptation, individual activation and training methods, with regard to learning disabilities and special needs. CONCLUSIONS: Care managers should focus upon preparation of staff support programmes to improve the quality and efficiency in this area of care.}},
  author       = {{Dychawy-Rosner, I and Eklund, Mona and Isacsson, A}},
  issn         = {{1365-2834}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{39--48}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Journal of Nursing Management}},
  title        = {{Direct care staff's need for support in their perceived work role in day activities units}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2834.2000.00139.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1046/j.1365-2834.2000.00139.x}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2000}},
}