1. Self-care among healthcare social workers: An exploratory study.
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Miller, J. Jay, Lianekhammy, Joann, Pope, Natalie, Lee, Jacquelyn, and Grise-Owens, Erlene
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ANALYSIS of variance , *RESEARCH , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *HEALTH self-care , *PSYCHOLOGY of social workers , *STATISTICS , *SURVEYS , *DATA analysis , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Despite growing interest in self-care, few studies have explicitly examined the self-care practices of healthcare social workers. Thisexploratorystudy investigated self-care among practitioners (N = 138) in one southeastern state. Overall, data suggest that healthcare social workers only moderately engaged in self-care. Additionally, analyses revealed significant differences in self-care practices by financial stability, overall health, and licensure status, respectively. Interestingly, perceived health status and current financial situation were significant predictors for overall self-care practices. After a brief review of the literature, this narrative will explicate findings, elucidate discussion points, identify salient implications, and conclude with areas for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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