title: [Health professionals in part-time employment: the challenge of balancing work and family].
abstract: Looking at the case of occasional part-time nurses, this study highlights the difficulties in balancing work and family that are inherent in nonstandard jobs. Eight focus groups were held, involving 48 nurses in 4 regions of Quebec. Analysis of the data collected reveals that nurses "on call" are particularly affected by overwork and experience great difficulty in balancing their work and family obligations. The participants proposed a variety of solutions, such as establishing day care centres adapted to the needs of nurses on call and instituting a timetable grid for occasional part-time nurses so that they can plan their work hours.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de recherche sur les aspects sociaux de la santé et de la prévention, Université du Québec à Hull, Case postale 1250, succursale B, Hull, Québec, J8Y 3X7, Canada. guilheme_perodeau@uqah.uquebec.ca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pérodeau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paquette
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brissette
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: St-Pierre
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duquette
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011792:Quebec