Enhancing integrated psychosocial oncology through leveraging the oncology social worker's role in collaborative care
| Autor: | Jesse R. Fann, M Katherine Seitz, Tiffany Courtnage, Tammy S Weitzman, N. Bates, Anne A Armstrong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Psycho-Oncology Psycho-oncology Collaborative Care Social Workers Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Medical Oncology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient satisfaction Internal medicine Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Institution Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Cooperative Behavior Program Development media_common Quality of Health Care Licensure Patient Care Team Social work Delivery of Health Care Integrated Psychosocial Support Systems Middle Aged United States Psychiatry and Mental health Patient Satisfaction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Job satisfaction Female Interdisciplinary Communication Psychology Psychosocial Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Psycho-oncologyReferences. 29(12) |
| ISSN: | 1099-1611 |
| Popis: | Objective The collaborative care model is effective in delivering evidence-based psychosocial oncology care. Social workers comprise the largest proportion of psychosocial oncology providers in the United States. This study describes the process and perceptions of clinical oncology social workers at a large comprehensive cancer center who transitioned to practicing as care managers within collaborative care. Methods We describe the process of engaging clinical oncology social workers as care managers as part of the implementation of collaborative care at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. We then present survey results from 2017 and 2020 of participating social workers' perceptions of the collaborative care model's advantages and disadvantages. Results Since the implementation of collaborative care at our institution, key functions of the social worker as care manager were defined. The majority of social workers surveyed in 2017 and 2020 agreed that collaborative care led to improved clinical outcomes, timely access to care, and greater patient satisfaction. They also reported professional advantages: more interdisciplinary team integration, working at the top of their licensure, and improved job satisfaction. Challenges identified included missing important patient needs and creating extra work burden for social workers. Conclusions Oncology social workers can be successfully deployed as care managers within a collaborative care model, thus leveraging existing clinical staff to address unmet psychosocial patient needs. This model is feasible and sustainable in a large academic cancer center, requires minimal additional resources, and is favorably viewed by participating social workers in terms of perceived benefits to patients and their own professional roles. |
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