Investigation of medical social work in Chinese hospitals.
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2019.180540
- Author:
Zhe CHEN
1
,
2
;
Zhicheng GONG
3
;
Xujie HAO
4
;
Manli WANG
5
;
Xuegong FAN
1
,
2
Author Information
1. Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078
2. Xiangya Hosptial, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
3. Xiangya Hosptial, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
4. Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
5. Medical Administration, National Health Committee, Beijing 100044, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
China;
Hospitals;
Humans;
Social Work;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2019;44(7):818-822
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To understand the development of medical social work in China, and provide reference and basis for promoting medical social work in the next stage.
Methods: A random sampling method was used to survey and analyze the data from questionnaires distributed to hospitals at or above the second level in China.
Results: Medical social work had been carried out in all parts of the country, but the development was not balanced with the establishment of specialized agencies accounting for about 7.9% of the total survey. Only 17.5% of the hospitals carried out medical social work as a routine work. The medical social work service mainly included volunteer operation and management, patient psychological counseling, and so on.
Conclusion: The development of medical social work in hospitals in China is still in its infancy, and the regional development is not balanced. Lack of professionals, unclear responsibilities of medical social workers and low social identity of medical social work are the main factors restricting development.
