What makes home health workers think about leaving their job? The role of physical injury and organizational support

ABSTRACT

Based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, this study explored the role of physical injury and organizational support in predicting home health workers’ turnover intention. In a sample of home health workers in Central Texas (n = 150), about 37% reported turnover intention. The logistic regression model showed that turnover intention was 3.23 times more likely among those who had experienced work-related injury. On the other hand, organizational support was found to reduce the likelihood of turnover intention. Findings suggest that injury and organizational support should be prioritized in prevention and intervention efforts to promote home health workers’ safety and retention.

KEYWORDS:

• Home health workers
• organizational support
• physical injury
• turnover intention

Acknowledgment

The authors express their appreciation for the staff and home health workers at the Helping the Aging, Needy and Disabled, Inc. (H.A.N.D.) for their support for the project.

Funding

The project was supported by the Special Research Grant (SRG) from the University of Texas at Austin (No. RO 20-7604-9652; PI—Yuri Jang, PhD).

Additional information

Funding

The project was supported by the Special Research Grant (SRG) from the University of Texas at Austin (No. RO 20-7604-9652; PI—Yuri Jang, PhD).