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American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®
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Professional caregivers for patients with dementia: Predictors of job and career commitment

Charles Drebing, PhD

Bedford VA Medical Center, Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Bedford, Massachusetts

Ellen F. McCarty, PhD, RN, CS

Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island; Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Bedford, Massachusetts

Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo, PhD

Wellesley College; Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Bedford, Massachusetts

The purpose of this study is to identify what factors predict job and career commitment among professional caregivers working with patients with dementia. A secondary analysis was completed using data collected from 77 professional caregivers working in residential dementia special care programs. The findings suggest that professional caregivers’ commitment to their jobs and careers is most closely related to their level of involvement in the interpersonal aspects of the work, the degree to which they feel personal growth or benefit, and the level of burden that their work generates. Strategies are suggested for improving job and career longevity among professional caregivers by enhancing attachment to patients and families, fostering professional identity and personal growth, and monitoring and managing professional caregiver burden.

Key Words: dementia care programs • dementia patients • maintaining stable and sufficient staffing • caregivers' commitment to their jobs

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 17, No. 6, 357-366 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/153331750201700604
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