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Approaching retirement: A qualitative study of older nursing assistants' experiences of work in residential care and late-career planning
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Work and organizational psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4555-2699
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Work and organizational psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7214-9486
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Work and organizational psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8213-1391
2022 (English)In: Journal of Aging Studies, ISSN 0890-4065, E-ISSN 1879-193X, Vol. 60, article id 100994Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In many countries, eldercare workers are approaching retirement. To remain attractive to older and experienced workers, organizations need to understand how employees nearing retirement think about and experience theirwork situation. This qualitative study investigated how older nursing assistants within residential care for older people experienced aging at work, their psychosocial work environment, and their late-career planning. Semistructured interviews with eight nursing assistants (aged 55–61 years) in Sweden were analyzed using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach. The results show that the psychosocial work environment was perceived as stressful and considered a long-term health risk, and that (future) health and work ability were key factors determining nursing assistants' late-career planning. Moreover, personal resources and social support from colleagues seemed protective against job demands. Aspects considered in late-career planning also included personal finances and meaningfulness of work. While these findings may be sample-specific, they still provide insights into the experiences of an important occupational group. This means that the findings can be useful for organizations aiming at promoting successful and sustainable aging-in-workplace and encouraging extended working lives.

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2022. Vol. 60, article id 100994
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work in eldercare, aging-in-workplace, late-career planning, retirement, psychosocial work environment, interpretative phenomenological analysis
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Applied Psychology Psychology
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-199392DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2021.100994ISI: 000860673000004PubMedID: 35248310Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85120631353OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-199392DiVA, id: diva2:1617554
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2014–1662Available from: 2021-12-07 Created: 2021-12-07 Last updated: 2023-01-04Bibliographically approved

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