Les tensions de rôle en EHPAD français : causes et conséquences

Abstract

In France, nursing homes are a breeding ground for role strain. This article focuses on the causes and consequences of role strain among their staff. The results of our case study allow us not only to identify these strain but also to pinpoint the articulation of three forms of role strain described in the literature. Three influencing factors favour them: the prevalence of an economic logic in a structure with a social purpose, the intensification of work and the lack of communication. The consequences, for their part, concern performance, health and behaviour at work.