The Job Content, Context, and Requirements of Regulated Home-Based Childcare Workers

Stitou, Mariam; Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn; Kohen, Dafna

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“…Inaddition,'fearsoftechnicalfailure'andthesubsequentnegativeimpactonwellbeingreportedly increased with working from home (Daniel et al2018) 16 . Mann et al(2003)25 (qualitativeinterviews)reportedthatteleworkersmayexperienceadecrease instressattributabletotheperceptionofhavingcontrolovertheirwork(environmentandwork schedules).Tietzeet al(2011)33 (interviews and focus groups) reported that working from home made iteasierforparticipantstomanagetheirownworkloadsandconsequentlyaddressequityissuesand experienceimprovedwellbeing.However,Stitouet al(2018)31 (interviews, n=11)reportedthatfactorsrESULTS 40 NIHR Journals Library www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk affectinghealthandwellbeingincludedinterferencewithpersonalandfamilylife.Danielet al(2018)…”

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Exploring the relationship between working from home, mental and physical health and wellbeing: a systematic review

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Everson-Hock²,

Cantrell³

et al. 2023

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Background Understanding the impact of working from home on health and wellbeing is of great interest to employers and employees alike, with a strong need for up-to-date guidance. The aim of this systematic review was to identify, appraise and synthesise existing research evidence that explores the impact of home working on health and wellbeing outcomes for working people and health inequalities in the population. Methods We conducted a systematic review of qualitative, quantitative and observational studies. We searched databases, reference lists and UK grey literature and completed citation searching of included papers. We extracted and tabulated key data from the included papers and synthesised narratively. Factors associated with the health and wellbeing of people working at home reported in the literature were displayed by constructing mind maps of each individual factor which had been identified. The findings were combined with an a priori model to develop a final model, which was validated in consultation with stakeholders. Results Of 96 studies which were found to meet the inclusion criteria for the review, 30 studies were published before the COVID-19 pandemic and a further 66 were published during the pandemic. The quality of evidence was limited by the study designs employed by the authors, with the majority of studies being cross-sectional surveys (n = 59). For the most part, for studies which collected quantitative data, measures were self-reported. The largest volume of evidence identified consisted of studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic which looked at factors which influence the relationship between working from home and measures relating to mental health and wellbeing. Fifteen studies which considered the potential for working at home to have different effects for different subgroups suggested that working at home may have more negative consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic for women and in particular, mothers. There was very little evidence on age (two studies), ethnicity (one study), education or income (two studies) in terms of moderating home working effects, and very limited evidence from before the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept of enforced working from home and having ‘no choice’ was reported in only one paper prior to the pandemic and two papers reporting on working from home as a result of COVID-19. However, the concept of lack of choice around working from home was implicit in much of the literature – even though it was not directly measured. There were no clear patterns of wellbeing measures which changed from positive to negative association (or vice versa) during the pandemic. Limitations The quality of the evidence base was very much limited by study designs, particularly for studies published during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the majority of studies consisting of data collected by cross-sectional surveys (often online). Due to the rapidly expanding nature of the evidence on this topic, it is possible that new studies were published after the final citation searches were conducted. Discussion The evidence base for the factors which influence the relationship between home working and health-related outcomes has expanded significantly as a result of the need for those whose work could be done from home to work at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings suggest that there are factors relating to the external context, the role of employers and the circumstances of the employee which contribute to determining whether someone works at home and what the associated impacts on health and wellbeing may be. Learning from the COVID-19 lockdown experience will be important to inform future policy on home and hybrid working. Future work There is a need for better-quality studies of the health impact of home working, in particularly studies which recruit a range of participants who are representative of the working population and which are designed to minimise sampling/recruitment biases and response biases. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Public Health Research programme (project reference 18/93 PHR Public Health Review Team) and will be published in full in Public Health Research; Vol. 11, No. 4. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. Study registration This study is registered as PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021253474.

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Exploring the relationship between working from home, mental and physical health and wellbeing: a systematic review

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Cantrell³

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“…Research in the ECEC sector has predominately focused on center-based services ( Tonge et al, 2016 , Wolfenden et al, 2020 ), with less research conducted in home-based child care settings ( Francis et al, 2018 , Yoong et al, 2020 ). Home-based childcare services have distinct challenges compared to center-based services, with one educator often providing education and care for multiple children of different ages and abilities ( Stitou et al, 2018 ). Additional structural barriers in home-based childcare, such as equipment availability, challenges participating in professional development, and limited budget, space and resources, also mean findings from research in center-based services may not be generalizable to home-based childcare services ( Fees et al, 2009 , O’Connor and Temple, 2005 ).…”

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Correlates of children's dietary intake, physical activity and sedentary behavior in home-based childcare: A systematic review

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Hewitt²,

Ryan³

et al. 2022

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“…Research evidence shows that unfavorable health outcomes among childcare workers could be detrimental to both the workers and the children under their care [4, 5]. A recent Canadian study identified several factors that can potentially affect health outcomes among childcare workers including high physical and mental efforts, exposure to noise and bad odors, and inadequate remuneration [6]. A European study estimated the prevalence of effort-reward imbalance among childcare workers in Germany to be around 65% [7].…”

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“…However, research has shown that proper management of these issues could lead to better health outcomes for childcare workers, as well as favorable care outcomes (e.g. reduction in injuries) for children [6, 10].…”

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Factors associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada

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ObjectiveThere is growing evidence that the well-being of childcare workers has important implications for the care provided to children attending childcare centers. To add to the growing body of research in this area and to lay the groundwork for further research, we report the results of a pilot study examining factors that are associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada. The factors examined include: health control, employer’s interest in the childcare worker’s wellbeing, and actions that childcare workers are taking to improve their own health.ResultsA total of 260 “Workplace Health and Risks Survey 2008” questionnaires were sent to 13 licensed daycare centers in southern Alberta, Canada. Of these, a total of 110 questionnaires were completed by childcare workers at these centers and returned. Regression analysis results show that control over one’s health (Standardized Beta = .504, p < .001), employers’ knowledge of negative effects of stress (Standardized Beta = − .328, p = .017), employers’ interest in employees’ well-being (Standardized Beta = .366, p = .008), and actions that are planned to be taken to improve or maintain health in the future (Standardized Beta = .231, p = .005) are all significant predictors of health status among childcare workers.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-4039-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The Job Content, Context, and Requirements of Regulated Home-Based Childcare Workers

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References 16 publications

Exploring the relationship between working from home, mental and physical health and wellbeing: a systematic review

Exploring the relationship between working from home, mental and physical health and wellbeing: a systematic review

Correlates of children's dietary intake, physical activity and sedentary behavior in home-based childcare: A systematic review

Factors associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada

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