{"title":"Social Worker and Nurse Practitioner Consultation: An Innovative Approach to Bridging Healthcare Service and Communication Gaps for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness.","authors":"Teresa Judge-Ellis, Karen Abendroth, Jillian Weber","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlaf031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Veterans experiencing homelessness have complex physical, mental health, and substance use disorders that impact their ability to obtain and maintain housing. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) maintains robust homeless programs with MSW social workers as case managers. In the absence of on-site specialized healthcare services, there is a gap in communication between the homeless program social worker and the broader healthcare system. This article reports on the development and implementation of a six-month interdisciplinary project designed to provide the homeless program social workers at one Veterans Administration Medical Center access to consultation with a dually prepared primary care and psychiatric nurse practitioner embedded in the VHA homeless program team. Three different consultation modalities were implemented: face-to-face, curbside, and electronic consultation (e-consult). The six-month project included 21 consultations. In locations where on-site healthcare providers are not readily available, e-consults can be an effective and sustainable means for communication between homeless program social workers and the healthcare system to improve advocacy for veterans experiencing homelessness and empowerment of the social workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Derrick Kranke, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, F Chris Esmurdoc, Chelci Fudge, Bridget Kranke, Sharon Milligan
{"title":"Expanding Burnout Research, Evaluation, and Restoration to Encompass Social Work.","authors":"Derrick Kranke, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, F Chris Esmurdoc, Chelci Fudge, Bridget Kranke, Sharon Milligan","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlaf032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Teri Browne, Clarissa J Diamantidis, Jamie A Green, Patti L Ephraim, Julisa Tindall, Ashley Cabacungan, Tariq Shafi, George L Jackson, Emily L Obermiller, Ranee Chatterjee, Tyffany Locklear, Sherri Swan-Nesbit, Jennie Riley, Lauren Brubaker, Autumn Bayoumi, Karen Szczepanik-Riley, Pradeep K Vaitla, Lynette Gray, Terri Lynchard, Evangeline D Snell, Tara S Strigo, L Ebony Boulware
{"title":"Designing a Patient-Centered Interdisciplinary Intervention to Promote Equitable Access to Kidney Transplantation across Health Systems: The STEPS Study.","authors":"Teri Browne, Clarissa J Diamantidis, Jamie A Green, Patti L Ephraim, Julisa Tindall, Ashley Cabacungan, Tariq Shafi, George L Jackson, Emily L Obermiller, Ranee Chatterjee, Tyffany Locklear, Sherri Swan-Nesbit, Jennie Riley, Lauren Brubaker, Autumn Bayoumi, Karen Szczepanik-Riley, Pradeep K Vaitla, Lynette Gray, Terri Lynchard, Evangeline D Snell, Tara S Strigo, L Ebony Boulware","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf028","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the United States, health inequities persist in the management of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, including unequal access to kidney transplantation. These disparities are deeply rooted in complex social and structural determinants of health, including socioeconomic status, race, geographic location, and healthcare access. Addressing these inequities necessitates a patient-centered interdisciplinary approach to improve outcomes and promote transplant access equity. This article describes the conceptualization and design of the System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Transplants (STEPS) intervention. The STEPS intervention was developed by patients, family members, professional and community stakeholders, social workers, nurses, physicians, and other health professionals to address multifactorial barriers to kidney transplantation in three large health systems in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. By addressing transplant barriers through collaborative interdisciplinary interventions provided by social workers and transplant nurses, STEPS aims to empower individuals and promote systemic changes in healthcare delivery and access to kidney transplants. This intervention can be used as a model for other interdisciplinary approaches to address social and structural determinants of health to improve access to care and promote health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"219-227"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12277683/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144545443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Over-the-Counter Cough Medicine and Prescription Drug Misuse among Adolescents and Young Adults.","authors":"Greg Larkin Purser, Leah Munroe, Cassie Zayed","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf004","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine misuse represents a significant risk for adolescents and young adults. Although OTC cough medicine is widely seen as nonharmful due to its ease of access, misuse can lead to tachycardia, seizures, dissociative effects, and dependence. Despite these risks, little is known regarding the correlates and outcomes of OTC cough medicine misuse. This study examined correlations of having misused OTC cough medicine and past-year misuse of prescription drugs, with a specific focus on differences among age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Bivariate relationships were first examined using Pearson's chi-square tests, with OTC cough medicine misuse being significantly related to prescription drug misuse, older age, cigarette use, marijuana use, and binge drinking. Using logistic regression, OTC cough medicine misuse was shown to be a significant predictor of past-year prescription drug misuse (adjusted odds ratio = 5.22, 95% confidence interval [3.57, 7.64]). Additional logistic regression models were used to assess for interaction effects for age, gender, and race/ethnicity, with all three variables acting as significant moderators.</p>","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"111-120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors in Use of Mental Health Services by Older Adult Immigrants and Nonimmigrants.","authors":"Tyrone C Cheng, Celia C Lo","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study sought factors in older Americans' use of mental health services, via data from 8,877 older adults collected for the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. Logistic regression showed the individuals' likelihood of using mental health services was increased with having a mental health problem (depression or anxiety), being Hispanic, being other non-Black/Asian racial/ethnic minority, being relatively educated, having relatively high family income, being widowed/separated/divorced, being unmarried, and having Medicaid coverage. In turn, likelihood of using mental health services was declined with age and with birth outside the United States. In this study, no link was observed between services use and 10 factors: gender, Black, Asian, U.S. citizenship, employment status, private health insurance coverage, Medicare coverage, time in the United States, English-language proficiency, and psychological distress. Implications of the study's results include the need to broaden Medicaid eligibility, increase funding for community centers serving immigrants, and offer mental health care providers in-service training on aging adults' mental health needs and on various cultural beliefs involving mental health and its treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"91-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143630915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Human Toll of Administrative Burden in Social Insurance Programs.","authors":"Katie Savin","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"87-89"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Need for Adoption of a Structural Competency Framework in Social Work Education.","authors":"Kathleen Gorman-Ezell, Anjel Stough-Hunter","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf009","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"153-156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice: A Wisconsin Case Study.","authors":"David Barry, Jess Bowers","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf005","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research suggests spirituality is linked to positive health outcomes, but social workers report barriers to incorporating it into care planning. The literature suggests general interest in learning and executing social work practice involving religion/spirituality (R/S) intentionally. While some empirical study has been conducted, this work is largely superficial and undeveloped. Finally, a changing R/S landscape in the United States further establishes the need for deeper, more nuanced examination. This article explores the actual role that R/S have in social practice and who supports these practices. Wisconsin social workers were surveyed (n = 578) using the Religious/Spiritual Integrated Practice Assessment Scale and other items of original design. Results confirm interest among social workers to include R/S in practice, but formal training is lacking. The data reveal a profile of practitioners who incorporate R/S, correlated with religiosity, religious conservativism, age, and race. Implications include enhancing mentorship, internships, and education to increase efficacy in utilizing R/S in the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"131-139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143606534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gordon E Limb, Isabel Mora-Ellertson, Michaela Coverston, Macy Edwards, Luna Sproul, Spencer Sandberg
{"title":"Attachment Style and Sexual Risk Behaviors among American Indians Raised in Stepfamilies.","authors":"Gordon E Limb, Isabel Mora-Ellertson, Michaela Coverston, Macy Edwards, Luna Sproul, Spencer Sandberg","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf006","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>American Indian youth and emerging adults are disproportionately susceptible to risky sexual behavior. Several studies have examined the relationship between American Indians and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by examining sexual risk behaviors. However, few studies have explored sexual risk behaviors through the lens of attachment theory. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the association between sexual risk behaviors and attachment style among American Indian emerging adults who were raised in stepfamilies. A structural equation model was used to examine the relationship between the latent variables, anxious and avoidant attachment style, and the dependent variable of sexual risk behavior. This study found a significant association between sexual risk behaviors and (a) anxious attachment style, (b) income, and (c) gender. This study yields important findings about the nature of sexual risk behavior and STI development among American Indians raised in stepfamilies and prompts further study into the development of attachment relationships and additional considerations that may influence sexual risk behavior among this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"101-109"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143606532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early-Stage Discussions on Health Systems: Highlighting Social Work's Crucial Role in Participation and Empowerment.","authors":"Alejandro Gil-Salmerón","doi":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf010","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hsw/hlaf010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47424,"journal":{"name":"Health & Social Work","volume":" ","pages":"85-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143664833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}