Giving a Voice to Home Care Workers: An Empowering Data Collection Method and Source of Caregiving Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

In this Perspective, the authors provide a brief background on (1) the important role that home care workers play in the United States, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; (2) how they gathered these workers' perspectives through journaling; and (3) how journaling can serve as a valuable source of support and a flexible data collection method, especially when circumstances are changing rapidly, as in a public health crisis.