Social Workers in Pediatric Oncology: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context

Ostadhashemi, Leila; Arshi, Maliheh; Khalvati, Maliheh; Eghlima, Mostafa; Khankeh, Hamid Reza

doi:10.31557/apjcp.2019.20.6.1871

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“…Previous studies confirmed that pediatric oncology social workers are particularly vulnerable to CF and BO (9,(11)(12)(13). Ostadhashemi et al indicated that the involvement of Iranian pediatric oncology social workers in stressful and emotionally demanding situations and facing profes-sional and organizational challenges caused CF and BO (14).…”

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Social Workers’ Resilience: Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology

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Background: Working in pediatric oncology is highly stressful and exhausting for social workers. Evidence acknowledges the development of compassion fatigue and burnout as a result of being continuously in this field. Objectives: This study was aimed to explore how pediatric oncology social workers alleviate compassion fatigue and burnout. Methods: The present qualitative study was performed using a content analysis method. A total of 19 social workers participated in this study who were providing services for children with cancer and their families in public and specialized children's cancer hospitals in Iran. A purposeful sampling method was applied, until reaching data saturation. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and were analyzed by qualitative inductive content analysis. The trustworthiness of the study was supported by considering the creditability, transferability, dependability, and conformability. The study lasted from 2015 to 2017. Results: Four main categories including sense of being worthy, self-care, professional growth, and establishing boundaries were extracted from the experiences of social workers which was identified "resiliency of social workers" as a key concept. The contributing factors demonstrated the strategies was used by social workers to protect themselves from CF and BO. Conclusions: As a result of this study, through recognizing the strategies to resilience in pediatric oncology social workers and enforcing its contributing factors, the health-care system, social workers, and the patients would all benefit. The results of this study can be used as the basis for future research in this field.

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“…Understanding the professional collaboration between health and social workers is crucial as it is a vital part of achieving better patient outcomes, improving patient satisfaction, reducing hospital stays, reducing costs and contributing to fewer and shorter delays in delivery of care (6,7). In addition to managing the medical treatments applied in intensive care units, palliative care centers, and health centers where oncology patients are monitored, it is possible to make assessments of the patient's non-medical needs and psychosocial status with team solidarity (8,9). In the studies conducted, the need for social workers to participate in professional teams in the health sector and palliative care is also strongly discussed (10).…”

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Social Workers in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Physician Perspective

Atakul¹,

ASLAN²,

DEMİRCAN³

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Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease

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Objective: The role of social workers, who are beginning to be integrated into the entire health system, is now becoming more and more understood. In our study, we aimed to discuss the duties of social workers at PICU, the results of their work in harmony with the physicians, and their importance for the intensive care team.Material and Methods: Sixtysix children aged between 1 month and 18 years old who were asked for social service consultation between January 2019 and December 2020 at our hospital's PICU were included in the study. The age, diagnosis, sex, marital status (married-divorced), number of days of hospitalization, number of recurrent hospitalization, reason and result of consultation, necessity of psychiatric consultation and frequency of follow-up were retrospectively examined and recorded through the hospital information system. The collected data were analyzed by means of SPSS (version 22.0, SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). Results:The median age (months) (min-max) was found to be 172, 50 (6-209), and the median (min-max) duration of hospitalization (days) was found to be 2 (1-76). Family neglect was found to be the most common cause of social work indications (77.3%; n: 51). The number of patients who were given social counseling and referred to a psychiatrist was 25 (37.9%). Family neglect and abuse were detected in 5 (7.6%) patients. Apart from these, it was observed that problems such as drug supply, financial support, ID application, home device supply assistance, care center approvals and child custody were solved in each 1 (1.5%) patient. Conclusion:The inclusion of social workers in the children's intensive care unit teams can also prevent many social problems that can be neglected otherwise. Physicians are more focused on patient treatment, so we believe that it will be beneficial to question the family and social status of patients together with a social service unit and specialists integrated into children's intensive care units.

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“…Several strategies were employed to ensure trustworthiness, including allowing participants to familiarize themselves with the topic, checking the data with interviewees, and conducting review and coding [ 26 ] by co-authors who were social work doctoral candidates with expertise in the subject matter [ 27 ].…”

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Understanding dropout stabilization and the factors affecting the return to primary school: a qualitative study

Arshi,

Eslamian,

Tahmasebi

et al. 2023

JMedLife

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This study aimed to understand dropout stabilization and the factors affecting the return to primary school using a qualitative approach. Data were collected from 47 semi-structured interviews with dropouts, their parents, children who returned to school, social facilitators, school teachers, local community religious leaders, and education activists. Following Graneheim and Lundman's method, thematic data analysis revealed two main categories: “dropout stabilization facilitators” and “dropout stabilization inhibitors”, with 10 subcategories. Dropout stabilization facilitators included the 7 subcategories of perceiving academic decline, inhibitory effects of shame, barriers to re-enrollment, relief from educational pressures and norms, the transformed value system, family satisfaction, and the inefficiency of the formal care system. On the other hand, dropout stabilization inhibitors included the three subcategories of sensitivity to the informal care system, financial incentives, and intensive and flexible training. Some events after dropping out of school resulted in stabilized and definite dropouts. Children at primary schools do not have a clear understanding of the importance of achievements and the effects of education, perceiving dropout as an escape from educational norms and associated hardships. Transitioning into adult roles, such as marriage, motherhood, and assuming responsibilities for siblings, often leads individuals to prioritize other aspects of life over educational achievements. Barriers, such as age limits for being admitted to schools and lack of mechanisms for compensating tuition fees, lead to family dissatisfaction and further reinforce the decision to withdraw their children from school. Factors such as timely actions and follow-ups by schools, financial incentives, and brief interventions provided by the informal network are likely to prevent students from dropping out of school.

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Social Workers in Pediatric Oncology: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Social Workers’ Resilience: Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology

Social Workers’ Resilience: Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology

Social Workers in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Physician Perspective

Understanding dropout stabilization and the factors affecting the return to primary school: a qualitative study

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