Social workers' experiences in integrated health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Summary: The massive spread of the novel COVID-19 virus across the globe has been disruptive to all providers within integrated healthcare systems, including social workers. The literature on how the pandemic has impacted medical workers are emerging. The present article explored the experiences of social workers.

Working With Older Adults in Integrated Health Care: Social Workers' Perspective.

Older adults are a rapidly growing segment of the global population; a paucity of research exists on social workers supporting this vulnerable group in integrated health care that focuses on both physical and behavioral health. To fill the gap, this study explored social workers' perspectives of working with older adults in integrated healthcare settings. Using qualitative methods, a constant comparison data analysis approach was conducted to identify themes.

Making the Case for Proactive Strategies to Alleviate Homelessness: A Systems Approach.

Homelessness is a complex public health issue that affects some of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. This study takes a holistic approach to better understand and analyze the multiple factors and their interconnections that contribute to the complexity of this problem. A systems analysis was conducted by utilizing the system dynamics method, which allows analyzing and comparing trends and behavior of system outcomes for different "what if" scenarios, interventions, and policy implications.

Racial-Ethnic Differences in Turnover Intent Among Home Health Aides.

Home health aides are crucial to ensuring quality services for the growing older adult population needing home-based care in the United States. We utilize data from the nationally representative 2007 National Home Health Aide Survey ( = 3,344) to analyze racial-ethnic disparity in turnover intent. Non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic Other home health aides had higher all-cause turnover intent than Non-Hispanic Whites.

Issues of Aging: An Exploration of Asian American Families in the Southern Region of the United States from the Perspective of Community Leaders.

This paper focuses on older adults and the aging concerns of this population among groups of Asian American communities in a specific state in the southern region of the United States. A qualitative approach was used to gain a more in-depth understanding of issues related to aging from caregivers who are Asian American leaders from a community perspective. Areas of concern identified include intergenerational dynamics, physical and mental health concerns, and the need for a community center and living facility.

Strategies for Working with Asian Americans in Mental Health: Community Members' Policy Perspectives and Recommendations.

This qualitative study used snowball sampling of individuals known to provide informal assistance to Asian American community members with their mental health problems in a locality in the South where there has been an exponential increase of the Asian American population. The major themes found include: (1) the existence of cultural, language, knowledge, and transportation barriers and the importance of policy in addressing them; (2) the impact of the model minority myth and the need for inclusive policymaking; and (3) the unique service and policy needs of immigrants. Findings demonstrate the importance and value of including diverse Asian American individuals in mental health policymaking efforts.

Culture and Language Discordance in the Workplace: Evidence From the National Home Health Aide Survey.

Purpose Of The Study: Home health aides (HHAs) provide valuable resources to address existing and predicted needs for taking care of the aging population. Both the older adult and healthcare provider populations in the United States are becoming increasingly diverse. The study examined the effect of culture and language discordance between HHAs and their patients or coworkers on worker outcomes.