Early Hospital Social Work Practice

Sedgwick, Thomas W.

doi:10.1177/0886109912444103

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2012

DOI: 10.1177/0886109912444103

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Early Hospital Social Work Practice

Thomas W. Sedgwick

Abstract: Drawing on previously unexamined archival letters and documents, this article presents a professional and personal perspective on Thornton's life. Restoring her to the historical record on hospital social work brings into focus the foundations of present-day social work practice in health care settings and adds new insights into the role of women in the burgeoning profession.

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“…The model of care that includes follow-up home visits with patients after hospitalization is inspired by hospital social work (Sedgwick, 2012). Hospital social workers have historically been asked to wear many hats.…”

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The Impact of a Care Transitions Intervention on People With Brain Injuries and Their Caregivers

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As our population ages, the prevalence of brain injuries increases due to strokes and falls. Brain injuries are a leading cause of rehospitalization for patients, and most brain injury survivors experience depression soon after hospital discharge. This study assessed the difference between: 1) survivors of brain injury’s baseline and 30-day depression, functional ability, and quality of life and caregivers’ depression and caregiver burden among those that received the Care Transitions intervention, and 2) 30-day hospital readmissions between survivors of brain injury that received Care Transitions and a control group. The study used a quasi-experimental pre-posttest design. Participants included people with brain injuries who received the Care Transitions intervention (n = 22) and their caregivers (n = 20) compared to a services-as-usual control group of brain injury survivors (n = 27). Care Transitions is a 90-day family-focused, home visitation, coaching hospital-to-home transition intervention. Outcomes were self-reported baseline and 30-day depression, functional independence, quality of life, and caregiver burden. Hospital record data was used to report readmissions. Study results showed that there were statistically significant differences between depression, functional ability, and caregiver burden between pre- and post-survey scores among Care Transitions participants. Care transitions’ participants experienced lower brain injury-related hospital readmissions than the services as usual control group. Social work hospital discharge planning needs to continue beyond the hospital and include home visitation to ensure patient and caregiver needs are met post-hospital discharge.

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The Impact of a Care Transitions Intervention on People With Brain Injuries and Their Caregivers

Linton

Stamegna²,

Zepeda³

et al. 2021

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Child protection and the development of child abuse pediatrics in New York City

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The Challenges of Health Care Reform for Hospital Social Work in the United States

Reisch

2012

Social Work in Health Care

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This article examines the potential impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 on the practice of hospital social work in the United States and its implications for social work education and training. It briefly traces the history of hospital social work, outlines some contemporary issues in the health care field, particularly those that create persistent health disparities, summarizes the major provisions of the Act that have implications for social work practice, and discusses how social workers in hospital settings might respond effectively to the changes produced by the legislation.

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Early Hospital Social Work Practice

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

The Impact of a Care Transitions Intervention on People With Brain Injuries and Their Caregivers

The Impact of a Care Transitions Intervention on People With Brain Injuries and Their Caregivers

Child protection and the development of child abuse pediatrics in New York City

The Challenges of Health Care Reform for Hospital Social Work in the United States

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