RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 The role of social workers in long-term care for older adults: A mixed-methods systematic review in Europe and North America from 2000 to 2022
A1 Elices Acero, Álvaro
A1 Prieto-Lobato, Juan Mª
A1 Rodríguez-Sumaza, Carmen
K1 Trabajo Social
K1 social workers' role
K1 rol del los trabajadores sociales
K1 long-term care
K1 cuidados de larga duración
K1 older adults
K1 adultos mayores
K1 residencias de mayores
K1 nursing homes
K1 community-based care
K1 cuidados en la comunidad
K1 home-based care
K1 cuidados en el hogar
AB Demographic ageing implies increased care needs, in which social workers play a key role. However, knowledge about their practice is limited and fragmented. This mixed-methods systematic review integrates evidence from 19 studies published between 2000 and 2022 on the roles of long-term care social workers in Europe and North America. The findings reveal that service and case management, direct support, personalisation of care, and community engagement are leading roles. Limitations with implications for practice are also detected, such as lack of specialisation, paperwork burden, and work overload, which should be overcome to maximise social work’s contribution to care quality.
SN 0020-8728
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80753
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80753
LA spa
NO International Social Work, Agosto 2024, vol. 68, n. 1, p. 7-21.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-ene-2026