The importance of person-centred care and co-creation of care for the well-being and job satisfaction of professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Anna P. Nieboer; Leontine van der Meer; Jane M. Cramm; Harry Finkenflügel
- Source
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Subject
- Adult
Male
030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study
Health Personnel
education
Burnout
Job Satisfaction
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Intellectual Disability
Patient-Centered Care
Health care
Intellectual disability
medicine
Humans
Disabled Persons
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
Burnout, Professional
Aged
Netherlands
Aged, 80 and over
Response rate (survey)
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Self Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family medicine
Well-being
Female
Job satisfaction
0305 other medical science
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1471-6712
0283-9318
Background: Person-centred care and co-creation of care (productive interactions between clients and professionals) are expected to lead to better outcomes for clients. Professionals play a prominent role in the care of people with intellectual disabilities at residential care facilities. Thus, person-centred care and co-creation of care may be argued to lead to better outcomes for professionals as well. This study aimed to identify relationships of person-centred care and co-creation of care with the well-being and job satisfaction of professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities (PWID). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2015 among professionals working at a disability care organisation in the Netherlands. All 1146 professionals involved in the care of people with intellectual disabilities who required 24-hours care were invited to participate. The response rate was 41% (n = 466). Results: Most respondents (87%) were female, and the mean age was 42.8 ± 11.5 years (22–65). The majority of respondents (70%) worked ≥22 hours per week and had worked for the organisation for ≥5 years (88%). Most of the respondents (76.8%) were direct care workers either in residential homes (59.3%) or in day activities (17.5%). After controlling for background variables, person-centred care and co-creation of care were associated positively with job satisfaction and well-being of professionals. Conclusions: The provision of person-centred care and co-creation of care may lead to better well-being and job satisfaction among professionals working with PWID. This finding is important, as such professionals often experience significant levels of work stress and burnout.