Home care workers’ experiences of work conditions related to their occupational health: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The need for home care workers (HCWs) is rapidly growing in Norway due to the increasingly growing elderly population. HCWs are exposed to a number of occupational hazards and physically demanding work tasks. Musculoskeletal disorders, stress, exhaustion, high sick leave rates an...

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Main Authors: Sunniva Grønoset Grasmo, Ingeborg Frostad Liaset, Skender Elez Redzovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06941-z