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KMID : 0387320220320040368
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2022 Volume.32 No. 4 p.368 ~ p.379
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The Strategy for Improving Work Environment and Working Conditions among Long-term Health Care Workers in Korea
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Son Mi-A
Kim Tae-Un
Yeh Sang-Eun
Hwang Eun-A
Choi Min-Seo
Yun Jae-Won
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Abstract
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Background: This study aimed to establish a strategy to improve the poor working environment and working conditions amonglong-term healthcare workers in Korea.
Methods: A total of 600 questionnaires with which long-term health care workers participated in the targeted base areas of each cityand province nationwide were distributed directly and 525 responses were collected and 506 responses were analyzed. Surveys,on-site field visits, and in-depth interviews were also conducted to understand the working environment as well as conditions andestablish a strategy for improving the working environment among long-term healthcare workers to understand the demands ofworking conditions and working conditions.
Results: Korean long-term care workers firstly and mostly enumerated their risk factors for ill-health when lifting or moving elderlyrecipients directly by hand (69.9%), followed by increased physical workload with old beds, tools, and facilities (42.3%) in theworkplaces, shortage of manpower (32%), and source of infection (30%). To improve the working environment as well as conditions,Korean long-term care workers considered improving low-wage structures, ergonomic improvements to solve excessive physicalloads, and increasing various bonus payments as well as implementing the salary system, positive social awareness, and increasingresting time. Of 506 responses, 92.3% replied that the long-term care insurance system for the elderly should be developed to expandpublicization at the national level.
Conclusion: This study proposes to improve the low-wage structure of Korean long-term care workers, automation and improvementof facilities, equipment, and tools to eliminate excessive physical loads (beneficiary elderly lifting), and reduction of night labor.
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KEYWORD
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Risk factors, Strategy for improving working environment and conditions, Long-term health care workers in Korea
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