{"title":"Public mental health service use among U.S. adults age 50+ compared to younger age groups.","authors":"Namkee G Choi, Diana M DiNitto, C Nathan Marti","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2022.2154886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2022.2154886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite increasing numbers of older-adult mental health service users, few studies have examined their use of public mental health services. Using the 2018 and 2019 Mental Health-Client Level data for clients age 18+ (N = 4,291,737 in 2018 and N = 4,513,946 in 2019), we examined whether those age 50+ who received outpatient-only, both outpatient and inpatient, or inpatient-only services had greater odds of certain types of mental disorders, especially schizophrenia, than younger adults. Of all users, 25.3% were age 50-64 and 6.7% were age 65 + . Multivariable logistic regression results, controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, census region, and alcohol/substance use disorder, showed that compared to the 30-49 age group, the 50-64 and 65+ age groups had higher odds of having depressive disorder in outpatient-only settings; however, they had consistently higher odds of a diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder in all three service settings. Along with advocating for increased funding for publicly-financed mental health services, social workers in public mental health service systems should ensure that they utilize effective intervention skills for older adults with serious mental illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"61 9-10","pages":"499-515"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10533889","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":"Examining the impact of functional disability and cognitive impairment on mental health of Chinese elderly.","authors":"Maitixirepu Jilili, Linping Liu","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2022.2091080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2022.2091080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Depression and anxiety, as the two most prevalent psychiatric disorders, pose a huge challenge to the quality of life of the elderly. Using a sample of 7,721 elderly from the latest Chinese Longitudinal Health and Longevity Survey (CLHLS), the present study intended to explore the association between mental health and socioeconomic status, physical functional disability, and cognitive impairment among Chinese elderly by adopting multivariate logistic regression analyses. The results revealed that depression, anxiety, and their comorbidity are significantly higher in the elderly with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) disability, cognitive impairment, financial strain, and living alone. Findings of the study will provide implications for policymakers, social workers, and individual caregivers to develop necessary intervention measures to improve the mental health of the elderly and promote successful aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"61 5","pages":"338-352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40566056","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}
Samantha E Schneider, Abigail M Ross, Elizabeth R Boskey
{"title":"'We are essential:' Pediatric health care social workers' perspectives on being designated essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Samantha E Schneider, Abigail M Ross, Elizabeth R Boskey","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2022.2028696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2022.2028696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Continued provision of essential services is critical to maintaining society's functioning during a crisis. During COVID-19, lockdowns and restrictions designed to preserve the public's health forced an examination of what it means to be an essential worker. Drawing from thematic analyses of focus group data from 55 social workers employed in a large, urban, pediatric, quaternary hospital, this study examines the perspectives of hospital social workers on the meaning of the essential status designation of social work. Findings revealed themes pertaining the substance of social work, the ways in which essential status is carried out, and implications of the designation not only for the future of the profession but also for the populations who receive social work services. The discussion raised important questions about the essential role of social workers in broader health care settings. Our findings suggest that health care systems need to engage in ongoing discussions of how to maximize the efficacy of the social work workforce, both in terms of integration with medical teams and recognition of the important roles social workers play across the hospital system, and facilitate the performance of their essential functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"61 1","pages":"36-51"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39765471","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}
Amanda T Woodward, Michele C Fritz, Anne K Hughes, Constantinos K Coursaris, Sarah J Swierenga, Paul P Freddolino, Mathew J Reeves
{"title":"Effect of transitional care stroke case management interventions on caregiver outcomes: the MISTT randomized trial.","authors":"Amanda T Woodward, Michele C Fritz, Anne K Hughes, Constantinos K Coursaris, Sarah J Swierenga, Paul P Freddolino, Mathew J Reeves","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.2009958","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00981389.2021.2009958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study reports on outcomes for 169 caregivers enrolled in the Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial (MISTT), an RCT of social work case management for stroke patients returning home. A mixed-model approach examined the mean change from 7- to 90-days post-discharge with group-by-time interactions for differences between treatment groups. Caregivers reported few life changes or depressive symptoms from caregiving. There was no significant change over time or treatment effects. Negative aspects of stroke caregiving may take longer to develop. Focused caregiver assessment at discharge and a better understanding of how caregiving develops over time may improve the type and timing of support.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2021-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39745334","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":"Heidi's legacy: community palliative care at work in regional Australia.","authors":"Angela Daddow, Moira Stanley","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1958128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1958128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advances in the management of chronic diseases, combined with an aging population, have escalated the prevalence of people with life-limiting conditions and demand for palliative care. In Australia, this has prompted calls for change in policy frameworks, service systems and funding models that underpin care. The complex social, cultural and policy transformation required to enact these changes has been problematic. This paper reports on qualitative research into a unique, Australian Community Palliative Care program reflecting these aspirational changes. The research examined the program design and its implementation through the perspectives of program staff and volunteers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"60 6-7","pages":"529-542"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00981389.2021.1958128","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39225645","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":"Employing telehealth strategies for opioid addiction during COVID-19: implications for social work health care.","authors":"Suk-Hee Kim, Olga Tesmer","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1953207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1953207","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, more than 40 states have reported increases in opioid-related mortality. The issue of service access and delivery poses a major concern for those struggling with mental illness and substance use disorders in the United States. To ensure the continuity of health care during the pandemic and the co-occurring opioid crisis, the United States continues to adapt its healthcare delivery strategies, which include the introduction of telehealth. Telehealth is a relatively new concept and requires rapid systems changes as well as adjustments from both service providers and recipients. The proper adaptation to the new service delivery method could result in process optimization and improved outcomes for those struggling with opioid dependency. This study aims to bring attention to the opioid crisis that may be overlooked in light of the global pandemic and encourage social workers and other mental health professionals to utilize modern technological advancements to improve service delivery to their clients. This paper offers a literature review with four themes: (1) a retrospect on pain and opioids, (2) current telehealth models and practical strategies, (3) social work roles and functions in telehealth care, and (4) next steps and implications of telehealth for social work as a much-needed health-care delivery tool at the clinical and community social work practice level.","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"60 6-7","pages":"499-508"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00981389.2021.1953207","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39199088","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":"Psychosocial Interventions for Persons with End-Stage Renal Disease-A Scoping Review.","authors":"Ginu George Powathil, Anish Kr","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1950100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1950100","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic illness is always a challenge for the patient and their support system. End-Stage Renal Disease is a chronic health condition in which the patient and family have to undergo many physical, psychological, and social issues. Psychosocial interventions are found to be effective in helping the affected patient and family to cope with illness-related psychosocial issues. This scoping review aims to identify psychosocial interventions for persons with End-stage renal disease to manage psychosocial issues related to the illness. The scoping review found 25 studies on psychosocial interventions for persons with End-Stage Renal Disease. The majority of the studies (17) were randomized controlled trials. Most of the studies were conducted in the USA and Taiwan. Most of the studies were published between 2014-2019. Psychosocial interventions mainly focussed on depression, quality of life, and fluid restriction adherence. Psychosocial intervention studies were found to be effective in attaining desired outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"60 6-7","pages":"481-498"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39301744","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}
Philip Young P Hong, Suk-Hee Kim, James Marley, Jang Ho Park
{"title":"Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for SUD recovery: A promising practice innovation to combat the opioid crisis.","authors":"Philip Young P Hong, Suk-Hee Kim, James Marley, Jang Ho Park","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1958127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1958127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological self-sufficiency (PSS) process among low-income individuals participating in the Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) program and explore the implications of TIP as a SUD recovery intervention. A sample of 622 individuals from 9 local job training programs in a large Midwestern city was used to examine the group differences in substance abuse barrier and employment hope as they relates to economic self-sufficiency (ESS). Individuals in the TIP program (n = 315) had statistically significant path coefficients between substance abuse barriers, employment hope and ESS while the non-TIP counterpart (n = 307) showed a significant path only between employment hope and ESS. Also, the time difference score in substance abuse barrier and ESS was greater for the TIP group compared to the non-TIP comparison group. Results provide implications for social work practice among persons with SUDs. While the traditional employment programs focused only on the interview and job skills, TIP allowed participants to discover their resources to address the inner obstacles that have been holding them back. TIP could serve as a promising model to treat SUDs and support the recovery process.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"60 6-7","pages":"509-528"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39329236","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}
Katy Davis, Carol Dawson-Rose, Yvette P Cuca, Martha Shumway, Edward Machtinger
{"title":"Ending intimate partner violence among women living with HIV: How attachment and HIV stigma inform understanding and intervention.","authors":"Katy Davis, Carol Dawson-Rose, Yvette P Cuca, Martha Shumway, Edward Machtinger","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1963026","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1963026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This mixed-methods, exploratory study examined why women living with HIV (WLHIV) stay in intimate partner violence (IPV) relationships and what helps end IPV in their lives. WLHIV (n = 108) who experienced IPV and were patients at two HIV primary care clinics in San Francisco completed quantitative surveys; 15 participants also completed a qualitative interview. Qualitative data showed HIV stigma was the most cited reason for staying in an IPV relationship, followed by substance use, and then by themes of attachment insecurity. Quantitative data indicated that most participants accessed HIV services and rated them as more helpful than other community resources to end IPV in their lives. Enduring attachment relationships with HIV medical and social service providers and their attachment-enhancing actions and attributes were critical to participants addressing IPV and coping with HIV stigma. This study highlights the important role that HIV providers and clinics can play in addressing IPV among WLHIV.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"60 6-7","pages":"543-560"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39315047","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":"A qualitative investigation of the professional and social experiences of occupational groups working with individuals with disabilities and their attitudes: An example from Finland.","authors":"Ecem Çiçek Gümüş, Selma Öncel, Zeynep Güngörmüş, Helinä Mesiäislehto-Soukka","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2021.1884168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1884168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Working with individuals with disabilities affects the professional and social experiences and attitudes of professional groups. Accordingly, this study aimed to understand the professional and social experiences and attitudes of occupational groups working with individuals with disabilities. A qualitative, descriptive design based on thematic analysis approach was used in this study. The data were collected from 11 staff at the Center for Disability Empowerment in Finland. The results obtained from the study were thematized and eight main themes were established. Some of these main themes are as follows: Opinions about and attitudes toward individuals with disabilities, the effect on personal/inner and spiritual development, satisfaction with occupational performance and key points in working with disabled groups. Working with individuals with disabilities had a positive impact on the attitude and development of the employees from both an occupational and a social perspective. Moreover, it contributed to the professional and personal development of the employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"60 3","pages":"300-317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00981389.2021.1884168","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25336679","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}