Author(s) Kendra MA

Journal Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.). Date of publication 1996 Dec 1;volume 13(6):386-93.

Abstract 1. Public Health Nurs. 1996 Dec;13(6):386-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00266.x. Perception of risk by home health care administrators and field workers. Kendra MA(1). Author information: (1)Cleveland State University, OH 44115-1123, USA. Erratum in Public Health Nurs 1997 Dec;14(6):401. The home health care industry has grown significantly over the past 15 years, primarily as the result of an increasing percentage of elderly needing services. Although personal risk has always been a contextual factor of home visiting, an additional challenge facing home health care administrators today is ensuring field worker safety, because visits are now made 24 hr a day, 7 days a week. The purpose of this study was to compare home health care administrators' with field workers' perceptions of risk involved in making home visits. The Home Health Care Perception of Risk Questionnaire (HHCPRQ), a self-report measure, was administered to a national random sample of 93 home health care administrators and 705 field workers to determine perception of risk within the context of making home visits. Findings indicate significant differences between home health care administrators' and field workers' perceptions of risk in making home visits. Suggestions for enhancing communication among all agency personnel and developing in-service education programs that are specifically for field workers are identified. DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00266.x PMID: 9111803 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

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