TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived support and preparedness for the next pandemic among Israeli social workers in hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Shinan-Altman, Shiri
AU - Schiff, Miriam
AU - Rosenne, Hadas
AU - Chen, Wendy
AU - Kaofer, Hanna
AU - Zeevi, Sagit
AU - Nir-Paz, Ran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study describes the conditions under which Israeli social workers in hospital settings operated s during the COVID-19 pandemic, and assesses their perceived support (informal and organizational support) and preparedness for the next pandemic. It further assesses correlates for perceived support and associations between perceived support and preparedness. The participants were 163 social workers from four hospitals who completed an on-line survey. The findings revealed that the level of exposure to COVID-19 and fear of contracting COVID-19 were unrelated to perceived informal and organizational support. Age and having children who are minors living at home moderated the relationship between fear of contracting COVID-19 and both types of perceived support. Each type of perceived support was significantly associated with preparedness beyond age, having minors at home, exposure to COVID-19, and fear of contracting COVID-19. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
AB - This study describes the conditions under which Israeli social workers in hospital settings operated s during the COVID-19 pandemic, and assesses their perceived support (informal and organizational support) and preparedness for the next pandemic. It further assesses correlates for perceived support and associations between perceived support and preparedness. The participants were 163 social workers from four hospitals who completed an on-line survey. The findings revealed that the level of exposure to COVID-19 and fear of contracting COVID-19 were unrelated to perceived informal and organizational support. Age and having children who are minors living at home moderated the relationship between fear of contracting COVID-19 and both types of perceived support. Each type of perceived support was significantly associated with preparedness beyond age, having minors at home, exposure to COVID-19, and fear of contracting COVID-19. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
KW - COVID-19
KW - exposure to COVID-19
KW - fear of contracting COVID-19
KW - perceived support
KW - preparedness for the next pandemic
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130461622&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2022.2076765
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2022.2076765
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C2 - 35575192
AN - SCOPUS:85130461622
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 61
SP - 243
EP - 260
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 4
ER -