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ReviewAIMS public health2025

Supporting the mental wellbeing of aged care workers: A systematic review of factors and interventions.

Louise A Ellis, Tanja Schroeder, Maree Saba, Kate Churruca, Janet C Long, Annie Haver, Kristin Akerjordet, Kristiana Ludlow, Inger Johanne Bergerød, Sini Nevantaus and 16 more

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Review in AIMS public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Louise A EllisCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Tanja SchroederCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Maree SabaCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Kate ChurrucaCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Janet C LongCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Annie HaverNHS-Department of Leadership and Service Innovation, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Kristin AkerjordetSHARE ‑ Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Kristiana LudlowCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Inger Johanne BergerødSHARE ‑ Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Sini NevantausFaculty of Health and Well-Being, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Jan-Willem WeeninkErasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Zoe GonzalesCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Samantha SpanosCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Hilda Bø LyngSHARE ‑ Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Cecilie Haraldseid-DriftlandSHARE ‑ Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Daniel Adrian LunguSHARE ‑ Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Malin Knutsen GletteSHARE ‑ Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Mari LahtiFaculty of Health and Well-Being, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Florin TibuFaculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania.
Andreas ChatzittofisMedical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Juana Maria Delgado-SaboritDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, Spain.
Eila KankaanpääDepartment of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
Viviana WuthrichLifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney.
Robyn Clay-WilliamsCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Jeffrey BraithwaiteCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.
Siri WiigCentre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The aged care sector faces significant challenges due to rising demand from aging populations and chronic diseases, in addition to workforce shortages, contributing to staff stress, burnout, and poor mental wellbeing. In this review, we synthesized quantitative studies on factors and interventions to improve the mental wellbeing of the aged care workforce across indicators and system levels. Methods: Five academic databases (Medline, Embase, Scopus, PsycInfo, and CINAHL) were searched from January 2014 to May 2024, using keywords related to aged care, care workers, and mental wellbeing. Quantitative studies examining factors or outcomes of interventions related to staff wellbeing were included. Identified factors were classified as micro-, meso-, and macro-level using a combined inductive and deductive approach. Results: Eighty-nine studies were included: 64 (72%) identified significant factors, and 25 (28%) evaluated interventions aiming to improve workers' mental wellbeing. Almost half concentrated on nursing staff ( Conclusions: Understanding system-level factors is a key to designing comprehensive improvement approaches. Our new model can help guide organizations in developing targeted strategies to promote mental wellbeing and strengthen care delivery. While individual-focused interventions have shown benefits, organizational and broader system-level strategies to improve mental wellbeing are pivotal for achieving sustainable change.

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aged care workerselderly careemotional exhaustionmental healthmental wellbeingnursing homesresidential aged carestaff burnout

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PMID40697262
PMCPMC12277774

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