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Self-care among healthcare social workers: An exploratory study
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Despite growing interest in self-care, few studies have explicitly examined the self-care practices of healthcare social workers. This exploratory study 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.
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The first theme supports evidence of a tendency among social workers to downplay the importance of self-care.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Miller, J. J., Lianekhammy, J., Pope, N., Lee, J., & Grise-Owens, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of North Carolina Wilmington (US)
- The Wellness Group, ETC, Louisville, KY
- Corresponding author
- Miller, J. Jay
- Venue
- Social Work in Health Care
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-09-06
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 865-883
- ISSN
- 0098-1389 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-034X
- OpenAlex
- W2753223339
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 21.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Social Work in Health Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Social Work Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- self-care, social workers, financial stability, health perception, occupational health
- MeSH terms
- Social Workers, Adult, Female, Health Status, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Self Care, Socioeconomic Factors
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