The relevance of the workplace for combining employment and informal care for older adults: results of a systematic literature review

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Krajic, Karl
Mairhuber, Ingrid
Dötig, Charlotte
Schweighoffer, Reka
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2023
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01A - Journal article
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International Journal of Care and Caring
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1-26
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Policy Press
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Bristol
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The significance of formal and informal supports and barriers on the company level for combining employment and informal care for older adults has rarely been investigated. This is one of the main findings of a systematic literature review. This systematic literature review elucidates what can be learned from research on practices that have been developed to maintain a sustainable work–care balance. Research indicates that firms have rarely actively addressed the topic and many seem unaware of the challenges employees are facing and the support they need. If firms offer support, they often favour individual, case-based solutions, whereas systematic approaches seem less likely to be put in place. In general, the findings show that better support for companies and for carers would seem important, even urgent, but the knowledge base for offering this support is not well developed.
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300 - Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
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2397-8821
2397-883X
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English
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GEISEN, Thomas, Karl KRAJIC, Sibylle NIDERÖST, Ingrid MAIRHUBER, Charlotte DÖTIG, Andrin ALTHERR, Salome SCHENK und Reka SCHWEIGHOFFER, 2023. The relevance of the workplace for combining employment and informal care for older adults: results of a systematic literature review. International Journal of Care and Caring. 2023. S. 1–26. DOI 10.1332/239788221X16795074425323. Verfügbar unter: https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/43985