The plight of migrant care workers in Japan: A qualitative study of their stressors on caregiving
| العنوان: | The plight of migrant care workers in Japan: A qualitative study of their stressors on caregiving |
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| المؤلفون: | Edward Asis, Rogie Royce Carandang |
| المصدر: | Journal of Migration and Health Journal of Migration and Health, Vol 1, Iss, Pp 100001-(2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, Health (social science), Sociology and Political Science, Vietnamese, Philippines, lcsh:Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration, Language barrier, Article, Japan, Demography, Government, Migrant care workers, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Stressors, Stressor, lcsh:RA1-1270, social sciences, language.human_language, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications, Infectious Diseases, Vietnam, Indonesia, lcsh:JV1-9480, language, behavior and behavior mechanisms, population characteristics, Care work, Thematic analysis, Psychology, Psychosocial, geographic locations, Qualitative research |
| الوصف: | Highlights • The main stressors of migrant care workers in Japan were coworker relationship, language barrier, and work-life balance. • Deteriorating health was one of the primary reasons why most of the migrant care workers desire to quit their job. • Some of the migrant care workers experienced a hostile work environment in their care facility. • The Japanese government is suggested to provide psychosocial support tailored explicitly for migrant care workers. Objective This study explored the phenomenological experiences of migrant care workers working in the formal long-term care setting in Japan and identified their stressors on caregiving. Methods We collected data using in-depth interviews among Filipino (n = 21), Indonesian (n = 6), and Vietnamese (n = 4) migrant care workers. We conducted the interviews in either their native language or in Japanese. All interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. We analyzed the transcripts using thematic analysis. We used qualitative data analysis software NVivo 10Ⓡ to code and manage the data. Results Six key themes emerged that were related to stressors on caregiving. These include (1) coworker relationship, (2) language barrier, (3) work-life balance, (4) health concerns, (5) physical environment, and (6) patient relationship. Migrant care workers struggled with Kanji (Chinese characters) and verbal communication. Most of them shared having fatigue and chronic back pain. A few also mentioned about anxiety and depression. The low salary and heavy workload have made caregiving jobs unattractive to them. Workplace discrimination, patients’ attitude, and a hostile work environment were part of their stressors at work. Discussion This study is the first step in highlighting the current issues being faced by migrant care workers in Japan. The stressors were the identified psychosocial issues of migrant care workers. The Japanese government is suggested to amend their care work policy and provide psychosocial support explicitly tailored for migrant care workers. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2666-6235 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::635afd68f105c1810e1cb207ea973fb9Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8352095Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....635afd68f105c1810e1cb207ea973fb9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 26666235 |
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