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Workplace health promotion in domiciliary care: an Austrian project
- Authors:
- HICKEL Susanne, PALKOVICH Tamara
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 13(4), August 2005, pp.26-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reports practical experiences with workforce health promotion in domiciliary care arising from an ongoing EU-funded Austrian project. The auuthors review research-based findings on working conditions and indicate starting points for health-promoting measures. We describe the approach, and give insight into challenges and obstacles to workplace health promotion in this field of work. The issues may have strong relevance for the UK.
Common experiences of staff working in integrated health and social care organisations: a European perspective
- Author:
- COXON Kirsite
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 13(2), April 2005, pp.13-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents a comparison of the views of staff working in 18 integrated care settings, undertaken as part of the PROCARE study of integrated health and social care. The data reveals commonalities across the nine European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, UK, Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands). Increased job satisfaction was an advantage of integrated working, but respondents also reported difficulties in working with hospitals or medical professionals, and continued barriers to integrated working generally. Single standalone organisations such as home care teams reported the clearest benefits from integrated working, while cross-agency models continued to encounter significant barriers to health and social care integration.