COVID-19 and social work in health care in Canada: What are the impacts?

Cadell, Susan; Ashcroft, Rachelle; Furtado, Jessica; Adamson, Keith; McConnell, Sheri M.; Teichman, Samantha

doi:10.1080/00981389.2022.2104985

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“…For some of our respondents, the cessation of face-to-face contact, and the transition to virtual or telephone communication with service users, families and colleagues was professionally challenging and increased stress, which mirrors other studies. 7–9,27,30,31 In contrast, other respondents found that transitioning online prompted new ways of working, which was more effective in terms of geographical reach, time management and assessment times, which was also reported in other studies. 32–34…”

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The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force

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Background: The SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) pandemic affected the delivery of health and social care services globally. However, little is known about how palliative care social work services were impacted. Aim: The aim of this study was to capture and analyse data from palliative care social workers who provided professional support in a range of settings across 21 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A cross-sectional survey-based design was used for this empirical study and this paper primarily focuses on the quantitative responses. Setting/participants: Participants, palliative care social workers, were drawn internationally via members of the EAPC Social Work Task Force and the World Hospice Palliative Care Social Work network. Results: We received 362 survey responses from 21 countries. Most (79%) respondents worked with adults in in-patient units or hospitals. The number of referrals during COVID-19 increased more in non-European countries, compared to European countries. The full range of social work services could no longer be delivered, existing services changed and 65.3% of participants reported higher levels of pressure during the pandemic, which was linked to higher levels of staff absence and additional duties. For many respondents (40.8%), this included facilitating online communication between patients and their families. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 resulted in adaptations to service delivery, increased pressure on staff and moral distress, like other health and social care professions. All members of the palliative team need support and supervision to ensure effective interdisciplinary working and team cohesion.

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“…Initial codes were grouped into categories while attributes emerged; forming new codes. 27 Quotes in the results are provided with participant identification (ID) numbers.…”

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The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force

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“…In particular, they underline the centrality that emerges with respect to the need on the one hand for recognition for social service as "essential hospital staff " on par with other hospital professions, and on the other hand for collaboration between hospital administrators and social workers in building "clear protocols to ensure seamless transitions during future pandemic" (Muskat et al, 2022, p. 136) that take into account both social and medical assessments toward a shared readiness and flexibility. This includes also adapting practice through innovative solutions (e.g., available technology), to determine which cases can be supported remotely and which require in-person visits, and how to ensure social worker workforce safety from contracting the virus (Cadell et al, 2022). The intersection between the social and health spheres, in the COVID-19 pandemic era, was represented using digital technologies as a privileged means to build and maintain a relationship among professionals, patients and families, despite distance, and/or isolation.…”

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“…This includes also adapting practice through innovative solutions (e.g., available technology), to determine which cases can be supported remotely and which require in-person visits, and how to ensure social worker workforce safety from contracting the virus (Cadell et al, 2022 ). The intersection between the social and health spheres, in the COVID-19 pandemic era, was represented using digital technologies as a privileged means to build and maintain a relationship among professionals, patients and families, despite distance, and/or isolation.…”

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“Without social there is no health”: Social work perspectives in multidisciplinary healthcare

Rosa

2022

Front. Sociol.

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The pandemic has not just affected the health sphere: strong social effects of the emergency have added to the health risk, stressing on social relations and the deterioration of people's living conditions, and making those who are already fragile more fragile. Notwithstanding, during the emergency following the COVID-19 pandemic the attention was focused, indeed understandably, on the health aspects, widening the already existing misalignment between the health interventions and the social ones. Emergency oriented efforts and resources more toward a clinical care approach (cure) than toward support for the social and the inclusion aspects (care). Reflecting on the specific area of health care that interacts with social care (and vice versa), shows how the medicalization in managing the emergency have undermined or, at least, weakened the global approach to the person and to vulnerability profiles that should inspire the socio-healthcare integration. The aim of this review is describing the relationship between the health and social systems and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on it: a review of studies on the role played by social work in the health sector before and during COVID-19 pandemic emergency shows how much potential there is still to be developed for social work in the health sector that acts together with the personal health services; a care that looks at the person within his or her relationships, community resources and environmental aspects requires an investment toward integration between hospital care, social services and local communities.

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Interest in healthcare work post-pandemic: A study on social work students’ perspectives

Snoubar

2024

Social Work in Health Care

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COVID-19 and social work in health care in Canada: What are the impacts?

Cited by 10 publications

References 46 publications

The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force

The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force

“Without social there is no health”: Social work perspectives in multidisciplinary healthcare

Interest in healthcare work post-pandemic: A study on social work students’ perspectives

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