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What healthcare professionals know about medical social work a quantitative study in Ho Chi Minh City, Oncology Hospital, Vietnam |
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| Creator | Quynh Xuan Nguyen Truong |
| Title | What healthcare professionals know about medical social work a quantitative study in Ho Chi Minh City, Oncology Hospital, Vietnam |
| Contributor | Surasak Taneepanichskul, Phuong Thi Nguyen, Dung Trong Nguyen |
| Publisher | Chulalongkorn University Press |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Health Research |
| Journal Vol. | 32 |
| Journal No. | Suppl.2 |
| Page no. | S202-S208 |
| Keyword | Medical social work, Healthcare professional, Vietnam |
| URL Website | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/about |
| Website title | ThaiJo |
| ISSN | 2586-940X |
| Abstract | Purpose - This study was designed to investigate knowledge of health care professional toward medical social work in Oncology hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.Design/methodology/approach - The descriptive data was collected by face to face interviews with full-time medical staffs who had working in the oncology hospital for more than one year.A structured questionnaire had been developed and validated by expert reviews to measure the level of knowledge. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw the samples from two strata: clinical and para-clinical department. Findings - Among 298 participants including nurses, physicians, pharmacists and medical technicians, 79.9% had poor knowledge level; 19.5% had moderate level; and just only 0.2% had good knowledge. About 32.9% respondents thought that medical social work and charity activities were the same. Moreover, there was a misunderstanding in the roles of medical social work in hospital; and some of common roles were not acknowledged by healthcare professionals.Originality/value - The study provides a baseline information on the knowledge regarding social work and services for conducting future research as well as designing intervention programs. |
