A Study of Social Workers' Job Satisfaction as Based on an Optimal Model of Care for the Terminally Ill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11215298 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan K Parry (San Jose State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-58 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j079v11n01_03 |
| OpenAlex | W1991331644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Data from interviews with 100 social workers who treat the terminally ill in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and hospices were analyzed. A number of concepts which-may be related to an optimal model of care were found, including open communication between the patient, family, and hospital staff; the control of symptoms to ease the patients' pain; and the patient/family as a unit of care. It was found that the presence of symptom control and open communication in the setting were more important to the social workers' job satisfaction than the setting itself
Control (management · Family medicine · Job satisfaction · Management · Pain control · Palliative care · Terminally ill · Unit (ring theory · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmacy and Medical Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban and spatial planning · Social Work
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |