The Experiences of Workers Hired Under Consumer Direction in ...

TABLE A.1DESCRIPTION OF MEASURESWorker and Consumer CharacteristicsWorker demographic characteristics; whether worker was consumer’s primary informal caregiver at baselineConsumer demographic characteristics, health status, functional status, whether received personal assistanceservices at baseline, whether had supervisory experience, whether had representativeConsumer/Worker RelationshipWhether worker and consumer are related, live together, are within 10 years of age, are the same raceCompensation and Working ConditionsCompensation: hourly wage; whether received fringe benefits; total pay during two weeks preceding the surveyWhether very satisfied (or dissatisfied) with wages and fringe benefits, overall working conditionsPattern of Care Provided During Two Weeks Preceding the SurveyType of care: whether provided assistance with personal care, household tasks, kept consumer company or providedhelp with specific health care tasksHours of paid, unpaid, and total care provided for the consumer and for the consumer’s householdTiming of care: before/after business hours, weekendsTraining and Preparedness for WorkWhether received any health care training; type of health care training receivedWhether received any personal care training; type of personal care training receivedPercentage strongly agreeing (or disagreeing) with statement:I am usually well informed of the consumer’s condition and other services he receives.I feel prepared to do what is expected of me in helping the consumer.Supervision and SchedulingWhether supervision interferes with workPercentage strongly agreeing (or disagreeing) with statement:I am satisfied with the supervision I received for the help I give the consumer.I have to hurry to get everything done when helping consumer.I have a lot of flexibility in scheduling the things I do to help the consumer.I am satisfied with the amount of information I get on whether the consumer liked the way I helped him.Whether worker is responsible for obtaining backup care; difficulty of arranging backup care40