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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to identify conditions associated with occupational exclusion from home-caring. In a group of 346 home-care workers who responded to a questionnaire, there were 18 newly-retired carers on early-retirement/disability pensions, and 28 carers who had just taken regular retirement. A discriminant analysis was conducted to identify work conditions that differentiated the two groups. The results show that a combination of variables-functional impairment (pain when doing physical work), psychosomatic complaints, and nature of relationship with/attitude to clients-significantly differentiated the two groups. When the discriminant coefficients were applied to other groups-older full-time and part-time employees (n = 224), carers who had undergone job transfers, and carers on long-term sick leave-the order of groups by discriminant-point score was largely as expected. The results are discussed in relation to dilemmas, psychological demands and organizational circumstances prevailing in home-care work.