Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Among Home Care Aides in Washington State-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Among Home Care Aides in Washington State

Published:2023-08-30 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1084-8223
Container-title:Home Health Care Management & Practice
language:en
Short-container-title:Home Health Care Management & Practice

Author:

Knaster Elizabeth¹,Moody-Burks Marcail²^ORCID,Dent Clyde³,Banijamali Sahar²

Affiliation:

1. Elizabeth Knaster Consulting, LLC, Seattle, WA, USA

2. SEIU 775 Benefits Group, Seattle, WA, USA

3. Clyde Dent Statistical Consulting, Portland, OR, USA

Abstract

This study assessed the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among Home Care Aides (HCAs) and explored the relationship between ACEs and mental health. A 2017 survey of 424 HCAs assessed childhood trauma using the CDC-BRFSS ACE module. Approximately 27% of HCAs had a high ACE score (between 4 and 10). There were no associations found between ACE score and respondent demographic characteristics. HCAs with high ACE scores reported lower rates of social and emotional support and higher rates of past-month hopelessness compared with those with no or limited experience of adverse childhood events. This research suggests that HCAs have higher than average rates of ACEs, known to be linked to various negative physical and mental health outcomes.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Community and Home Care,Leadership and Management

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10848223231196585

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