School of Nursing and Midwifery Scholarly Impact Report 2021

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CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE, ENGAGEMENT AND REFORM

work. Generation Z participants’ responses demonstrated a strong appreciation of, and insight regarding, the value and implications of care. Discussed in relation to Tronto’s analysis of care, these themes illuminate Generation Z’s commitment to care and highlight the need for organisational and political action to attract young people to care careers . Lead: Ann Gallagher Team members: Aoife Lane; Caroline Egan; Ota Katsuma; Keiko Aoishi; Natsuki Nakayama; Kasimovskaya N; Elena Fomina; Natalia Geraskina; Shalakhova A; Anna Cox. Selected Reference: Gallagher A; Lane A, Egan C, Ota K, Aoishi K, Nakayama N, Kasimovskaya N, Fomina E, Geraskina N, Shalakhova A, Cox A (2021) Views of Generation Z regarding care and care careers: a four-country study. International Journal of Care and Caring https://doi.org/10.133 2/239788221X16308608299691 • Generation Z participants from 4 countries perceived ‘care’ in myriad ways such as in the demonstration of helping behaviours, of being present and as associatedwith a range of other values such as love, empathy, kindness, patience and inclusion. • “[Care] is seeking and providing peace of mind, I think. The reason why I mention seeking and providing together is that, although care might be something you can do alone, I think it is something that grows deeper when people are connected to one another”. • Focus group discussions regarding what might dissuade participants from choosing a career in care introduced a range of concerns relating to insufficient reward, stress and the potentially burdensome responsibility of a care career. Highlights

Highlights

• “I imagine that a job related to care would be really hard work, there’s a lot of stress, and it’s stressful. On TV recently, I heard that those people are overworked and that care- related jobs have a lot of overtime, so I thought I wouldn’t really want to do that”. • Generation Z participants’ voiced an appreciation of care work. There was agreement, across countries, that giving care is overwhelmingly a positive concept. Giving care was a source of happiness and good feelings, self-fulfilment, satisfaction and feelings of achievement. “Oh, it’s the nicest feeling, even if it’s only keeping them company, making them laugh, it’s nice like. It’s very rewarding”

• This study has identified that while bereavement will always have some form of economic impact, particular groups in society are more susceptible to the economic impact of bereavement. These include older widowed pensioners; full time carers; families with young children, particularly where the parents were co-habiting (not married); members of the Travelling Community and migrants. • Factors, such as a lack of preparedness for immediate funeral costs as well as longer-termhousehold income and budgeting, and access to financial supports and mental health services, including counselling, increase the risks of adverse economic impacts • The study is a first step to evaluating the bereavement supports and services in Ireland, from a qualitative economic perspective. The findings will help to shape policy and services provided for people economically impacted in Ireland, into the future.

Views of Generation Z regarding care and care careers: a four-country study

Globally, life expectancy is increasing, as is the need for effective care responses to chronic health conditions, global emergencies and health disparities. Alongside this is a shortage of skilled caregivers. This four-country qualitative study investigates the views of ‘care’ and ‘care careers’ of Generation Z (the next generation to join the workforce). Teenagers including 153 boys and 190 girls from Ireland, Russia, Japan and England engaged in focus group interviews. Data analysis comprised of thematic analysis within countries and framework synthesis across countries. Four cross-cultural themes emerged: conceptualising care; objects and subjects of care; recognising the challenges of care; and appreciating of care