Task shifting policy in Ontario, Canada: Does it help personal support workers' intention to stay?

Health Policy

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-186

  Zeytinoglu, Isik U ^a   Denton, Margaret ^b   Brookman, Catherine ^c   Plenderleith, Jennifer ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Catherine Brookman Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Home care; Intention to stay; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; NURSE; PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TASK SHIFTING POLICY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERVIEW; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

CAREER MOBILITY; HEALTH POLICY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84905011699     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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