A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of Factors Associated With Wellbeing in the UK Dementia Social Care Workforce

Bird, Miss Jessica Grace Jean, Giebel, Clarissa ORCID: 0000-0002-0746-0566, John, Amber ORCID: 0000-0002-8207-7698, Growney, Paul, Mair, Amy and James Donnellan, Warren (2026) A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of Factors Associated With Wellbeing in the UK Dementia Social Care Workforce DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 14713012261451006-. ISSN 1471-3012, 1741-2684

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Abstract

This mixed-methods systematic review aims to synthesise current research to identify the risk and protective factors of wellbeing in the dementia social care workforce. Seven databases were searched in April 2024 for evidence published between January 2003 and April 2024, focusing on the risk and protective factors for wellbeing in the dementia social care workforce. Titles, abstracts and full text articles were screened by two reviewers. A deductive thematic analysis and narrative synthesis was performed on extracted data to reveal four themes. 5,237 qualitative and quantitative records regarding the dementia social care workforce in the UK were screened. 13 studies were included. Taking an ecological systems approach, risk and protective factors of wellbeing in the dementia social care were narratively synthesised into key themes including structural factors, interpersonal factors, personal attributes and factors generating a systemic sense of value. Our findings indicate that dementia social care workers experience many risk and protective factors to their wellbeing at multiple levels. Whilst these factors for wellbeing were categorised into themes, these often overlapped and should be considered together when addressing wellbeing in the dementia social care workforce. Therefore, a multisystem approach is required to fully address the wellbeing of the dementia social care workforce.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dementia, adult social care workforce, wellbeing, risk factors, protective factors
Divisions:	Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health > Psychology Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health > Primary Care & Mental Health Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health > Inst. Population Health (T&R Staff)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2026 10:08
Last Modified:	12 Jun 2026 20:02
DOI:	10.1177/14713012261451006
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3198751
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