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Predictors of job satisfaction and burnout among the direct care staff of a community learning disability service
- Authors:
- DYRER Steve, QUINE Lyn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(4), 1998, pp.320-332.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study examined occupational stress amongst direct care staff in an NHS community service for people with learning disabilities. A questionnaire was designed to investigate which characteristics of work had an effect on job satisfaction and burnout. The results suggest that occupational stress amongst staff caring for people with learning disabilities is best reduced by increasing support, since the job is likely to remain demanding. Suggestions are made concerning how support may be increased.