Salary and student loan debt for oncology social workers: Findings from the oncology social work competencies, opportunities, roles and expertise (CORE) survey.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/07347332.2022.2101906

Ting Guan, Brad Zebrack, Shirley Otis-Green, Grace DesJardins

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Abstract

Purpose: To better understand the current salaries and student loan debt levels among oncology social workers (OSWs).

Design: Cross-sectional study using online survey.

Sample: OSWs across a variety of cancer care settings in the U.S. (n = 1055).

Methods: Salary and debt were collected via single ordinal variables. Crosstabs and chi-square tests were used to examine whether salary and debt differ by demographic and work-related characteristics.

Findings: Median OSW salaries ranged from $60,001 to $70,000. Three-fourths of OSWs reported having student loan debt. Younger and recently graduated OSWs and OSWs of color were more likely to have greater student loan debt than their counterparts.

Conclusions: Relative low salary and debt burden have important implications for securing a current and future OSW workforce.

Implications for psychosocial policy: Adequate reimbursement and loan repayment opportunities for frontline OSWs will better secure this workforce. Advocacy efforts to identify OSWs qualified for loan forgiveness programs are warranted.

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肿瘤社会工作者的工资和学生贷款债务:来自肿瘤社会工作能力、机会、角色和专业知识(CORE)调查的结果。

目的:更好地了解肿瘤社会工作者(osw)目前的工资和学生贷款债务水平。设计:采用在线调查的横断面研究。样本:美国各种癌症护理机构的osw (n = 1055)。方法:采用单序变量法收集工资和债务。使用交叉表和卡方检验来检验工资和债务是否因人口统计学和工作相关特征而不同。调查结果:OSW的工资中位数从60001美元到70000美元不等。四分之三的ows报告有学生贷款债务。年轻的和刚毕业的osw和有色人种的osw比他们的同行更有可能有更多的学生贷款债务。结论:相对较低的工资和债务负担对确保当前和未来的OSW劳动力具有重要意义。对社会心理政策的影响:为前线osw提供充分的报销和贷款偿还机会将更好地确保这一劳动力。为确定有资格获得贷款减免计划的osw而进行的宣传工作是有必要的。

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Journal of Psychosocial Oncology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： Here is your single source of integrated information on providing the best psychosocial care possible from the knowledge available from many disciplines.The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology is an essential source for up-to-date clinical and research material geared toward health professionals who provide psychosocial services to cancer patients, their families, and their caregivers. The journal—the first interdisciplinary resource of its kind—is in its third decade of examining exploratory and hypothesis testing and presenting program evaluation research on critical areas, including: the stigma of cancer; employment and personal problems facing cancer patients; patient education.