Pub Date : 2026-01-31DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2026.2625465
Ben Chi Pun Liu,Dion Sik Yee Leung
The study applies Strong Structuration Theory to explore how informal carers' external structures (the size and quality of their social support network [SN]) influences their internal structures (caregiving network [CN] and levels of digital competence [DC]), action (caregiving hours per week [CH]), and outcomes (health-related quality of life [QL], burden of care [BC], and loneliness [Lo]). Two hundred informal carers of patients with chronic health issues were recruited and assessed, with a mean age was 59.2 ± 12.3 years (range: 25-86). Most were female and married; slightly more than half were the care recipient's children, 19.1% were spouses, 8.1% were siblings, and 7% were sons-/daughters-in-law. Conditional process analysis indicated a positive association between SN and CN, along with a chain mediation from CN to CH, BC, and QL that reduced loneliness. Overall, carers' external structures shaped their internal structures and actions, yielding both positive and negative outcomes. Digital competence moderated the relationship between CH and BC, reducing BC and loneliness. Social workers and healthcare practitioners should implement technology-based interventions to strengthen carers' social connectedness and mitigate the negative effects of caregiving.
{"title":"The moderated mediation effect of caregiving network and digital competence on caregiving outcomes among carers of multiple chronic conditions.","authors":"Ben Chi Pun Liu,Dion Sik Yee Leung","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2026.2625465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2026.2625465","url":null,"abstract":"The study applies Strong Structuration Theory to explore how informal carers' external structures (the size and quality of their social support network [SN]) influences their internal structures (caregiving network [CN] and levels of digital competence [DC]), action (caregiving hours per week [CH]), and outcomes (health-related quality of life [QL], burden of care [BC], and loneliness [Lo]). Two hundred informal carers of patients with chronic health issues were recruited and assessed, with a mean age was 59.2 ± 12.3 years (range: 25-86). Most were female and married; slightly more than half were the care recipient's children, 19.1% were spouses, 8.1% were siblings, and 7% were sons-/daughters-in-law. Conditional process analysis indicated a positive association between SN and CN, along with a chain mediation from CN to CH, BC, and QL that reduced loneliness. Overall, carers' external structures shaped their internal structures and actions, yielding both positive and negative outcomes. Digital competence moderated the relationship between CH and BC, reducing BC and loneliness. Social workers and healthcare practitioners should implement technology-based interventions to strengthen carers' social connectedness and mitigate the negative effects of caregiving.","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"31 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146095476","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}
Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2026.2615314
He Zhu,Xinyi Li,Honglin Chen
Social participation significantly contributes to an individual's wellbeing, and it is particularly crucial for older adults who have lost their spouse. Using cross-sectional data of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2018), this paper employs a logit model to examine the effects of widowhood, social participation, and their interaction on the health of the elderly. The findings indicate that social participation has a more pronounced positive effect on the health of widowed elderly individuals and can mitigate the health problems associated with widowhood. The findings indicate that social participation has a more pronounced positive effect on the health of widowed elderly individuals and can mitigate the health problems associated with widowhood.
{"title":"How does widowhood and social participation impact on the health of older adults: Evidence from a national survey in China.","authors":"He Zhu,Xinyi Li,Honglin Chen","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2026.2615314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2026.2615314","url":null,"abstract":"Social participation significantly contributes to an individual's wellbeing, and it is particularly crucial for older adults who have lost their spouse. Using cross-sectional data of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2018), this paper employs a logit model to examine the effects of widowhood, social participation, and their interaction on the health of the elderly. The findings indicate that social participation has a more pronounced positive effect on the health of widowed elderly individuals and can mitigate the health problems associated with widowhood. The findings indicate that social participation has a more pronounced positive effect on the health of widowed elderly individuals and can mitigate the health problems associated with widowhood.","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072920","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}
Pub Date : 2026-01-10DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2026.2615313
Pao-Lung Chiu
The psychosocial transition during military training poses a significant public health risk requiring preventive, health-integrated responses. This study applied latent class analysis to identify five social support profiles among 2325 military trainees in Taiwan and examined associations with depressive symptoms and future orientation. Family cohesion and extraversion predicted membership in higher-support profiles. Trainees in the low-support profile reported elevated depressive symptoms and weakened future orientation, indicating a clinically significant risk group. The identified profiles translate interpersonal dynamics into indicators for health and military social workers, supporting risk stratification, early screening, and targeted micro- and mezzo-level interventions within integrated healthcare systems.
{"title":"Social support profiles, mental health, and future orientation in military trainees: implications for clinical social work and health care practice.","authors":"Pao-Lung Chiu","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2026.2615313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2026.2615313","url":null,"abstract":"The psychosocial transition during military training poses a significant public health risk requiring preventive, health-integrated responses. This study applied latent class analysis to identify five social support profiles among 2325 military trainees in Taiwan and examined associations with depressive symptoms and future orientation. Family cohesion and extraversion predicted membership in higher-support profiles. Trainees in the low-support profile reported elevated depressive symptoms and weakened future orientation, indicating a clinically significant risk group. The identified profiles translate interpersonal dynamics into indicators for health and military social workers, supporting risk stratification, early screening, and targeted micro- and mezzo-level interventions within integrated healthcare systems.","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145947403","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}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-02DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2594209
Merve Karaman, Taner Artan, Ahmed Taha Arifoglu
There is limited research in the literature examining the factors that may be associated with social workers' burnout symptoms using an inter-factorial analysis model. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between empathy fatigue, case management skills, years in profession, perception of professional power and problem-focused coping factors on the burnout levels of forensic social workers working in the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Justice. This study aims to provide solutions regarding social workers' burnout based on the data obtained. A quantitative method and convenience sampling were employed in this study. The population consisted of 463 social workers employed in forensic support and victim services directorates under the Ministry of Justice in Türkiye, while the sample consisted of 291 social workers selected from this population. A significance level of p < .01 and a confidence interval of 99% was deemed reliable for statistical analyses. The data were evaluated using the moderated mediation method. According to the data obtained, the inter-factorial analysis model explained 61% of the variance in factors related to social workers' burnout. At the end of the study, various professional and psychological suggestions were made to reduce social workers' burnout.
{"title":"Is burnout included in this job?: Factors associated with burnout among forensic social workers - an interfactorial analysis model.","authors":"Merve Karaman, Taner Artan, Ahmed Taha Arifoglu","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2594209","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2594209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is limited research in the literature examining the factors that may be associated with social workers' burnout symptoms using an inter-factorial analysis model. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between empathy fatigue, case management skills, years in profession, perception of professional power and problem-focused coping factors on the burnout levels of forensic social workers working in the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Justice. This study aims to provide solutions regarding social workers' burnout based on the data obtained. A quantitative method and convenience sampling were employed in this study. The population consisted of 463 social workers employed in forensic support and victim services directorates under the Ministry of Justice in Türkiye, while the sample consisted of 291 social workers selected from this population. A significance level of <i>p</i> < .01 and a confidence interval of 99% was deemed reliable for statistical analyses. The data were evaluated using the moderated mediation method. According to the data obtained, the inter-factorial analysis model explained 61% of the variance in factors related to social workers' burnout. At the end of the study, various professional and psychological suggestions were made to reduce social workers' burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"55-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145655880","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}
Pub Date : 2025-12-21DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2608053
Leighla Cuff,Darcee Cooper
This study explored the biopsychosocial and mental health symptoms of frontline healthcare social workers from working during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-phase concurrent mixed method study of 35 frontline healthcare social workers occurred between October 2021 and July 2022. The 35 social workers who participated in this two-phase study reported feelings of uncertainty of their biological, psychological, and social safety while working during the COVID-19 pandemic. This uncertainty negatively affected their mental health and contributed to an increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety.
{"title":"Effects of COVID-19 on the biopsychosocial and mental wellbeing of frontline healthcare social workers: A mixed method study.","authors":"Leighla Cuff,Darcee Cooper","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2608053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2025.2608053","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the biopsychosocial and mental health symptoms of frontline healthcare social workers from working during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-phase concurrent mixed method study of 35 frontline healthcare social workers occurred between October 2021 and July 2022. The 35 social workers who participated in this two-phase study reported feelings of uncertainty of their biological, psychological, and social safety while working during the COVID-19 pandemic. This uncertainty negatively affected their mental health and contributed to an increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety.","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"173 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145801280","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}
Pub Date : 2025-12-16DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2604502
Lindsay G Flegge,Susan L Glassburn,Brianna L Jehl,Michael A Bushey
Chronic pain disrupts many life aspects, including eating behaviors. The bidirectional relationship between chronic pain and eating problems, such as emotional eating or gastrointestinal distress, suggests the need for comprehensive studies on this topic. This study aims to describe the variety and prevalence of self-reported eating problems among adults with chronic pain and to correlate these issues with demographic information and pain-related outcomes. Participants included adults evaluated for pain management at a multidisciplinary clinic (N = 118). Qualitative responses to questions about eating problems were analyzed, and statistical analyses compared those with and without endorsed eating problems. Eating problems were reported by 83 participants (70.3%), revealing themes including restriction, binge eating, fluctuating appetite, and stress eating. Significant differences were found in PTSD symptoms, with higher scores in the eating problem group. Differences were trending toward significance for anxiety, but analyses were limited by sample size. The study highlights the prevalence of a wide range of eating problems among patients with chronic pain that includes and goes beyond formal eating disorder diagnoses. Results underscore the need for social workers to be included in integrated treatment approaches. Future research should include larger sample sizes and validated screening measures for eating problems to enhance understanding and intervention strategies.
{"title":"An exploration of the variety of reported eating problems among adults with chronic pain.","authors":"Lindsay G Flegge,Susan L Glassburn,Brianna L Jehl,Michael A Bushey","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2604502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2025.2604502","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic pain disrupts many life aspects, including eating behaviors. The bidirectional relationship between chronic pain and eating problems, such as emotional eating or gastrointestinal distress, suggests the need for comprehensive studies on this topic. This study aims to describe the variety and prevalence of self-reported eating problems among adults with chronic pain and to correlate these issues with demographic information and pain-related outcomes. Participants included adults evaluated for pain management at a multidisciplinary clinic (N = 118). Qualitative responses to questions about eating problems were analyzed, and statistical analyses compared those with and without endorsed eating problems. Eating problems were reported by 83 participants (70.3%), revealing themes including restriction, binge eating, fluctuating appetite, and stress eating. Significant differences were found in PTSD symptoms, with higher scores in the eating problem group. Differences were trending toward significance for anxiety, but analyses were limited by sample size. The study highlights the prevalence of a wide range of eating problems among patients with chronic pain that includes and goes beyond formal eating disorder diagnoses. Results underscore the need for social workers to be included in integrated treatment approaches. Future research should include larger sample sizes and validated screening measures for eating problems to enhance understanding and intervention strategies.","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"156 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145759904","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}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2594213
Satı Gül Kapisiz, Ezgi Arslan Özdemir, Yağmur Tekin, Fatih Gültekin
{"title":"Experiences of contact tracing teams in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and Implications for social work","authors":"Satı Gül Kapisiz, Ezgi Arslan Özdemir, Yağmur Tekin, Fatih Gültekin","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2594213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2025.2594213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"206 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145611237","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}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2594212
Maria Ayoub, Malin Eneslätt, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Camilla Udo
{"title":"Through the lens of social workers: Issues raised in the family talk intervention in pediatric oncology","authors":"Maria Ayoub, Malin Eneslätt, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Camilla Udo","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2594212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2025.2594212","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145611235","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}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2594219
Yuying Zhang, Zhenjing Fu, Jiamin Gao
{"title":"Hearing impairment, psychological resilience, and physical functioning among older Chinese adults: Implications for social work practice","authors":"Yuying Zhang, Zhenjing Fu, Jiamin Gao","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2594219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2025.2594219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145611236","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}
Pub Date : 2025-10-07DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2563556
Vered Shenaar-Golan, Ayelet Gur, Uri Yatzkar
{"title":"Attachment, self-compassion, parental feelings and emotion regulation in high-stress parenting: implications for social work practice in health care","authors":"Vered Shenaar-Golan, Ayelet Gur, Uri Yatzkar","doi":"10.1080/00981389.2025.2563556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2025.2563556","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47519,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Health Care","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145234943","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}
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