Availability of caregiver-friendly workplace policies: an international scoping review follow-up study

IF 2.4 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

International Journal of Workplace Health Management Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI:10.1108/ijwhm-10-2019-0136

Frances Lorenz, Lisa Whittaker, Julia Tazzeo, Allison Williams

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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this scoping review was to identify the availability of caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs) from January 2015 to June 2019.Design/methodology/approachIn order to determine changes over time, the present review is consistent with the methodology used in a scoping review of CFWPs conducted by the same research group five years earlier. This included applying an iterative database search to identify relevant articles, applying inclusion-exclusion criteria and performing qualitative thematic analysis on eligible articles. Both academic literature and literature that is not peer-reviewed were considered.FindingsA total of 80 papers were included, with 82 unique workplaces identified. Three main qualitative themes were discussed: (1) inclusivity, (2) generosity and (3) culture. The finance, education, healthcare and technology industries were most generous. The most common CFWPs offered were support services; paid leave; backup adult care and flexible work arrangements.Practical implicationsThis review narrows the gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive synthesis of CFWPs availability to better understand how workplaces are currently supporting caregiver-employees (CEs) while providing recommendations on how to support CEs moving forward.Originality/valueThis paper discusses significant differences from the first scoping review undertaken by the same research group five years ago, suggesting that progress has been made in the workplace culture needed to accommodate carer-employees.

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照顾者友好型工作场所政策的可用性:一项国际范围审查随访研究

目的本范围界定审查的目的是确定2015年1月至2019年6月护理人员友好型工作场所政策（CFWP）的可用性。设计/方法/方法为了确定随时间的变化，本审查与五年前同一研究小组对CFWP进行的范围界定审查中使用的方法一致。这包括应用迭代数据库搜索来识别相关文章，应用纳入-排除标准，并对符合条件的文章进行定性主题分析。同时考虑了学术文献和未经同行评审的文献。调查结果共收录了80篇论文，确定了82个独特的工作场所。讨论了三个主要的定性主题：（1）包容性，（2）慷慨和（3）文化。金融、教育、医疗保健和科技行业表现最为慷慨。提供的最常见的CFWP是支持服务；带薪休假；后备成人护理和灵活的工作安排。实践意义这篇综述通过全面综合CFWP的可用性来缩小文献中的差距，以更好地了解工作场所目前如何支持护理人员员工（CE），同时就如何支持CE的发展提供建议。原创性/价值本文讨论了与五年前同一研究小组进行的第一次范围界定审查的显著差异，表明在容纳护理人员所需的工作场所文化方面取得了进展。

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International Journal of Workplace Health Management PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.20

自引率

22.70%

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期刊介绍： Coverage includes, but is not restricted to: ■Best practice examples of successful workplace health solutions ■Promoting compliance with workplace health legislation ■Primary care and primary prevention ■Promoting health in the workplace ■The business case for workplace health promotion ■Workplace health issues and concerns, such as mental health, disability management, violence and the workplace, stress, workplace hazards, risk factor modification and work-life balance ■Workplace Culture ■Workplace policies supporting healthy workplace ■Inducing organizational change ■Occupational health & safety issues ■Educating the employer and employee ■Promoting health outside of the workplace