Document Type
Report
College
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Department
Occupational Therapy
Degree
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Report Date
2023
Faculty Mentor
Salemi, Michael
Doctoral Experiential Coordinator
Latour, Debra
Abstract
"The research study was carried out to identify factors that contribute to staff stress & burnout, different experiences that direct care workers (DCWs) encounter in residential living or senior living facilities, mechanisms to reduce workplace stress and burnout and occupation-based activities as intervention strategies to manage stress and burnout symptoms. This was a purposive and convenience sampling study which included a semi-structured interview, pre and post surveys. Participants were 3 DCWs that work full-time on 2 shifts in a senior living community. The study took place over 5 days with an occupation-focused activity (walking meditation,) that occurred once a day for 10 minutes while participants indicated their stress levels with a free downloadable App (Stress Scan) before and after the activity. It included discussion about concerns, events, and plans for its use as an intervention strategy to manage stress/burnout. Participants demonstrated significant decrease in their stress levels after the activity."
Recommended Citation
Frimpong-Boateng, Kwaku, "Program efficacy to reduce stressors for direct care workers in a retirement community" (2023). OTD DEx Reports - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 24.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/otd/24
