A Study on the Determinants of Human Rights Awareness of Caregivers, Focusing On Work Ethics

Abstract

Korea's long-term care insurance system has dramatically expanded the elderly care industry infrastructure. However, side effects such as lack of professionalism of caregivers and unstable employment and treatment have emerged. Due to the nature of caregiving providing services through people, the job-related attitudes of caregivers determine the quality of services for the elderly. This is why awareness of human rights and ethical values are important for care workers in carrying out services. This study empirically analyzed the effects on care and job satisfaction of raising the human rights awareness of caregivers. A summary of the study is as follows. In the test results of Hypothesis 1, first, human rights awareness had a significant effect on basic ethics. Second, human rights awareness had a significant effect on elderly ethics. Third, human rights awareness had a significant effect on fellow ethics. Fourth, human rights awareness had a significant effect on facility ethics. The test results of Hypothesis 2 are as follows. First, basic ethics did not have a significant effect on job satisfaction. Second, elderly ethics did not have a significant effect on job satisfaction. Third, fellow ethics had a significant effect on job satisfaction. Fourth, facility ethics had a significant effect on job satisfaction.