Self-care among healthcare social workers: The impact of COVID-19.
Soc Work Health Care
; 60(1): 30-48, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1069151
ABSTRACT
For social work practitioners in healthcare settings, self-care can be an integral tool to assuaging stressors associated with COVID-19. However, research that examines the impact of public health crises, such as COVID-19, is nominal, at best. This exploratory study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on the self-care practices of self-identified healthcare social workers (N = 2,460) in one southeastern state. Primary data were collected via an electronic survey and assessed via a retrospective pre/post design. Analyses compared practices before and after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Overall, data suggest that participants experienced significant pre/post decreases in self-care practices across multiple domains. As well, findings indicate that participants who identified as married, financially stable, and working non-remotely, and in good physical/mental health engaged in significantly more self-care practices than other participants, at post. This study underscores the need to foster supportive professional cultures that include developing self-care practice skills, particularly during large-scale crisis, such as COVID-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self Care
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Social Workers
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Soc Work Health Care
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
00981389.2021.1885560
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