International Journal of Health Professions (Jun 2015)

Employed family caregivers in health care: from a logic of care to a logic of reconciliation / Berufstätige Angehörige im Gesundheitswesen: Von der Versorgungslogik zur Vereinbarkeitslogik

  • Bischofberger Iren,
  • Holten Karin van

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijhp-2015-0007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 38 – 48

Abstract

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Introduction: In the context of illness, disability, and longevity, reconciliation of employment and family caregiving is evolving - in Switzerland termed „work & care“. Due to time, local, and personal restrictions, employed family caregivers need an organizational culture in health care which acknowledges their specific needs for reconciliation in order to remain employed and secure their financial situation.

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