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Sadeghi Hardangi M, Kalateh Sadati A, Javadian S R. Medical Social Work Interventions in Discharge Planning: A Qualitative Study. sjsph 2023; 21 (3) :377-394
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1- MSc. Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2- PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran ,asadati@yazd.ac.ir
3- PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2- PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran ,
3- PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
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Background and Aim: Hospital social workers as a group of discharge planners perform effective interventions for the safe discharge of patients. The purpose of this research was to investigate the interventions of medical social workers in safe discharge of patients.
Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative study conducted in 2023 in Iran. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a sample of 16 social workers working in public hospitals selected by purposeful, accessible and snowball sampling and analyzed using the thematic analysis method.
Results: The findings of this research show that hospital social workers implement specialized interventions within a framework of six planning stages with the aim of safe patient discharge. The three main themes are: professional intelligence, supportive framework and sustainability of interventions; the main theme of the current research is safe discharge.
Conclusion: The findings of this research indicate that the interventions of social workers for the safe discharge of the patients include measures before, during and after the discharge of a patient, based on the principles, values, intelligence, professional skills and the social work process. Social workers in this field need the support of responsible officials in the health system.
Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative study conducted in 2023 in Iran. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a sample of 16 social workers working in public hospitals selected by purposeful, accessible and snowball sampling and analyzed using the thematic analysis method.
Results: The findings of this research show that hospital social workers implement specialized interventions within a framework of six planning stages with the aim of safe patient discharge. The three main themes are: professional intelligence, supportive framework and sustainability of interventions; the main theme of the current research is safe discharge.
Conclusion: The findings of this research indicate that the interventions of social workers for the safe discharge of the patients include measures before, during and after the discharge of a patient, based on the principles, values, intelligence, professional skills and the social work process. Social workers in this field need the support of responsible officials in the health system.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Public Health
Received: 2024/03/17 | Accepted: 2023/12/21 | Published: 2023/12/21
Received: 2024/03/17 | Accepted: 2023/12/21 | Published: 2023/12/21
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