The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F25840886%3A_____%2F23%3AN0000042" target="_blank" >RIV/25840886:_____/23:N0000042 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02692163231167938" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02692163231167938</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163231167938" target="_blank" >10.1177/02692163231167938</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force
Original language description
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. 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. A cross-sectional survey-based design was used for this empirical study and this paper primarily focuses on the quantitative responses. 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. 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. 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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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Palliative Medicine
ISSN
0269-2163
e-ISSN
1477-030X
Volume of the periodical
37
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
884-892
UT code for WoS article
000969078900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85152407864