A Qualitative Study on the Barriers for Social Workers in Flanders (Belgium) to Provide Palliative Care and How to Overcome Them at the Micro, Meso and Macro Level.

This qualitative study examines the barriers for social workers to perform tasks in Flemish palliative care and recommendations to overcome them in practice. It consists of two phases: a focus group phase with social workers from Flemish nursing homes, hospitals, health insurance and home care servi...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Social Work Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 1256 - 1275
Autores principales: Taels, Brent, Hermans, Kirsten, Audenhove, Chantal Van, Cohen, Joachim, Hermans, Koen, Declercq, Anja
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2024
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          Taels, Brent
          Hermans, Kirsten
          Audenhove, Chantal Van
          Cohen, Joachim
          Hermans, Koen
          Declercq, Anja
        affil: LUCAS—Centre for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven , Minderbroedersstraat 8, Box 5310 , Leuven 3000, Belgium
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          Social Workers Psychosocial Factors
          Health Services Accessibility
          Palliative Care Organizations
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Social Worker Attitudes
          Social Work Practice
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Belgium
          Qualitative Studies
          Conceptual Framework
          Nursing Homes
          Hospitals
          Insurance, Health
          Home Health Care
          Bereavement
          Attitude to Death
          Terminally Ill Patients
          Special Populations
          Psychological Well-Being
          Work Experiences
          Students, Social Work
          Education, Social Work
          Curriculum
          Education, Continuing
          Quality of Life
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      ab: This qualitative study examines the barriers for social workers to perform tasks in Flemish palliative care and recommendations to overcome them in practice. It consists of two phases: a focus group phase with social workers from Flemish nursing homes, hospitals, health insurance and home care services and an expert panel phase with representatives from relevant care services and civil society organisations in Flanders. Data were analysed according to the Framework Method. Twenty-four social workers and twelve experts participated in this study. Three main barriers were identified along with two or three types of recommendations to overcome them in practice. A three-level strategy can be proposed to improve social workers' ability to perform tasks in palliative care. First, at a micro level, social workers' competencies for palliative care practice should be further increased. Second, at a meso level, the social work role in palliative care should be clarified by social workers themselves or by employers. Third, at a macro level, overarching care practices and policies facilitating the timely and structural integration of social workers should be implemented. Furthermore, this strategy will require the involvement of multiple actors, that is, social workers, education managers, care managers and policy makers.
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