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Fear of contamination, perceived social support and physical health of health social workers in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey.
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Social Work in Health Care . 2022, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p280-297. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Hong Kong experienced the SARS pandemic in 2003. Seventeen years later, the Covid-19 pandemic now challenges Hong Kong and the world. This study aims to unveil the impact of the pandemic on health social workers. One hundred and sixty-six health care social workers in Hong Kong were recruited to join a cross-sectional online survey from November 2020 to March 2021. This paper includes the analysis of the demographic information, fear of contamination, resilience, perceived social support and physical health only. Irrespective of the demographic background, the level of fear of contamination, resilience, perceived social support and physical health were similar. The mean scores of the two dimensions of fear of contamination (Harm avoidance: m = 7.49, s.d. = 3.25; Disgust avoidance: m = 7.75, s.d. = 2.90) were higher than those of general public and clinical samples with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. No moderation effects were found in resilience and perceived social support in the relationship of fear of contamination and physical health. Instead, direct effects were shown.The impact of the pandemic on health social workers was universal. Psychoeducational programs to alleviate the fear of contamination and organizational-level interventions to improve workplace social support are highly needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CONFOUNDING variables
*STATISTICS
*SOCIAL support
*SOCIAL workers
*CROSS-sectional method
*SOCIAL media
*INDEPENDENT variables
*FEAR
*HEALTH status indicators
*SELF medication
*CRONBACH'S alpha
*MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
*MATHEMATICAL variables
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*DEMOGRAPHY
*COVID-19 pandemic
*PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
*SOCIAL case work
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00981389
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Work in Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158633614
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2022.2076766