@article{ref1,
title="Role divergence and complexity in gerontological home care",
journal="Home health care services quarterly",
year="1989",
author="Kaye, L. W.",
volume="10",
number="1-2",
pages="177-191",
abstract="This study documents high levels of role complexity and functional overlap in the field of home health care. Personnel perform a wide range of &quot;professional/organizational&quot; and &quot;community/familial&quot; service functions though the emphasis is on the delivery of a battery of pseudo family-like tasks. The importance of a familial orientation does not significantly decline when controlling for length of employment or organizational rationality. Role orientation is, however, significantly associated with a worker's chronological age. <br><br>RESULTS lead to program planning recommendations meant to influence staff training paradigms in home health care.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0162-1424",
doi="10.1300/J027v10n01_11",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J027v10n01_11"
}