The impact of person-centred care on job productivity, job satisfaction and organisational commitment among employees in long-term care facilities

Aim and Objectives This study aimed to explore the effects of person-centred care on their job productivity, job satisfaction and organisational commitment among employees in long-term care facilities. Background Person-centred care has been regarded as the best caregiving model for long-term care facilities. Few studies tested the impact of person-centred care on employee performance. Design A cross-sectional study was employed. Methods This study sent 373 samples with self-report questionnaires to the employees of sixteen long-term care facilities in Taiwan. A total of 366 valid samples were collected. A 33-item person-centred care questionnaire with Likert-scale responses was developed to assess the extent of person-centred care. We adopted hierarchical multiple regression analysis to test the impact of person-centred care on employee performance. We adopted the STROBE guidelines. Results Friendly environment level and personalised care, respectively, scored the highest with a mean of 4.19 among five dimensions of person-centred care. Personalised care, residents' self-realisation and relationships, and organisational support had significant positive correlations with job productivity. Friendly environment level and organisational support had significant correlations with job satisfaction. Friendly environment level, residents' self-realisation and relationships, and organisational support had significant correlations with organisational commitment. Conclusion Person-centred care has beneficial impact on job satisfaction, job productivity and organisational commitment of employees in long-term care facilities. Relevance to clinical practice Person-centred care appears to be a crucial factor of employee performance in long-term care facilities. The five-dimensional person-centred care questionnaire in this study can serve as an important management tool for improving the effectiveness of person-centred care.