Search results for ‘Subject term:"physical illness"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 23
Consequences of parental illness on children: a review
- Author:
- ROY Ranjan
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 2(2), 1990, pp.109-121.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Reviews the research literature, concentrating mainly on parental physical illness and disability.
The social impact of asthma: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- NOCON A., BOOTH T.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 1(3), 1989, pp.177-200.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Literature review on medical background, areas of daily living affected by asthma, financial costs.
Caring for each other: a rapid review of how mutual dependency is challenged by advanced illness
- Authors:
- PARSONS Joanne Elizabeth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Care and Caring, 5(3), 2021, pp.509-527.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
This review explores factors sustaining and threatening couples’ relationships when both have advanced illness. Qualitative studies exploring relationships between two people in a marriage/partnership with advanced illness are included. A total of 12 articles are included. Internal enabling factors, external enabling factors and threatening factors are identified. However, there is limited evidence internationally on factors sustaining these relationships and crisis factors. Little is known about the impact of crises on couples and the process of change from mutual dependency to carer and cared for. The article concludes that shifts by services towards holistic care focused on the couple’s needs are indicated. (Edited publisher abstract)
Changing attitudes towards the care of children in hospital: a new assessment of the influence of the work of Bowlby and Robertson in the UK, 1940-1970
- Authors:
- VAN DER HORST Frank C. P., van der VEER Rene
- Journal article citation:
- Attachment and Human Development, 11(2), March 2009, pp.119-142.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The findings of John Bowlby and James Robertson, including Bowlby's report for the World Health Organization (WHO) and Robertson's film about the potentially detrimental effect of hospital stays for young children, played an important role in the debate about the best care of children in hospital. In this article the authors argue that there has been a tendency to disregard the contributions of others to changing hospital conditions for young children, using findings from their review of key medical journals from approximately 1940 to 1970, scientific publications, films and oral histories to examine the history of the introduction of better conditions in hospitals for children, including enabling parents to visit a sick child, and to look at the range of participants in the debate and influences on developments. The article covers early findings before the Second World War, children in hospital during the Second World War and its aftermath, and developments in the 1950s (including Bowlby's WHO report and Robertson's film), 1960s and 1970s leading to the system of open visiting of hospitalised children.
SCIE research briefing 19: what is the impact of environmental housing conditions on the health and well-being of children?
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
SCIE research briefings summarise the knowledge base in a particular area and act as signpost to more in-depth material. This briefing focuses on how environmental housing conditions can affect the health and well-being of children. It is concerned with the immediate physical structure or environment. Therefore, although it is acknowledged that temporary accommodation and housing tenure also raise issues which can affect the health and well-being of children, the aim of this briefing is to consider only the impact of non-decent or substandard living conditions such as dampness and overcrowding, regardless of the status of the tenants. The briefing is divided into the sections: what does the research show; organisational knowledge; policy community knowledge; practitioner knowledge; research knowledge; user and carer knowledge; and useful links.
Collaborative care: an exploration into core tenents, fidelity, and policy
- Author:
- SHAH Shivam
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
This report reviews the available evidence the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of collaborative care models providing integrated treatment for people with co-exiting mental and physical health needs. It identifies the core principles of collaborative care and evaluates its performance in achieving the triple aim of health care of reducing costs, improve population health, and improving care experience. It also proposes policy recommendations for greater integration of this model in both the United States and the United Kingdom. (Edited publisher abstract)
Quantifying the effectiveness of interventions for people with common health conditions in enabling them to stay in or return to work: a rapid evidence assessment: research summary
- Authors:
- DIBBEN Pauline, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report reviews the available research on the effectiveness of health and work interventions to help people with common health conditions to stay in work or return to work following sickness absence. It assesses the latest available evidence from 2008 to 11 on the quantitative impact of such interventions. The report looks at the evidence for interventions with general health conditions, musculoskeletal health conditions, cardio-respiratory conditions, and mental health conditions, and discusses the evidence on the economic costs and benefits of interventions. Findings suggest that the evidence base on work-related interventions for people with common health conditions has not changed substantially since 2007, and that studies generally lacked robust quantification of employment outcomes and cost/benefit analysis of interventions. Key areas where there is a reasonably strong body of evidence, with positive effects, include: workplace-based interventions for those with musculoskeletal disorders, particularly for low back pain; cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), vocational rehabilitation and workplace rehabilitation for lower back pain; supported employment for people with severe mental health conditions; and psychological interventions for depression.
Quantifying the effectiveness of interventions for people with common health conditions in enabling them to stay in or return to work: a rapid evidence assessment: research report
- Authors:
- DIBBEN Pauline, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report reviews the available research on the effectiveness of health and work interventions to help people with common health conditions to stay in work or return to work following sickness absence. It assesses the latest available evidence from 2008 to 11 on the quantitative impact of such interventions. The report looks at the evidence for interventions with general health conditions, musculoskeletal health conditions, cardio-respiratory conditions, and mental health conditions, and discusses the evidence on the economic costs and benefits of interventions. Findings suggest that the evidence base on work-related interventions for people with common health conditions has not changed substantially since 2007, and that studies generally lacked robust quantification of employment outcomes and cost/benefit analysis of interventions. Key areas where there is a reasonably strong body of evidence, with positive effects, include: workplace-based interventions for those with musculoskeletal disorders, particularly for low back pain; cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), vocational rehabilitation and workplace rehabilitation for lower back pain; supported employment for people with severe mental health conditions; and psychological interventions for depression.
Getting down to earth: finding a place for nature in social work practice
- Author:
- HEINSCH Milena
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 21(3), July 2012, pp.309-318.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A wide range of disciplines have produced information and research on the health-enhancing effects of nature. However, despite substantial evidence that the natural environment can enhance human wellbeing, the social work profession has maintained an almost exclusive focus on the social environment. This review article summarises the literature on the health benefits of nature, arguing for the application and positive impact of a nature-based approach in social work. It includes literature from the fields of psychology, medicine, child development, community development, and architecture as well as from social work. The literature highlights the many possibilities for integrating natural resources and settings into everyday practice. It reveals 3 broad categories of benefits; emotional, cognitive and spiritual well-being; physical health; and social interaction. The article challenges practitioners to recognise and articulate the role of the physical environment in their day-to-day practice. Implications for social work are identified in recommendations for enhancing opportunities to include non-human nature in future social work practice.
Thematic review of family therapy journals 2009
- Author:
- CARR Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 32(4), November 2010, pp.409-427.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Developments in many areas where published in 2009 in English-language family therapy journals. This review highlights many of the significant articles found in the fields of narrative therapy, child-focused problems, adult-focused problems, substance abuse across the lifespan, illness across the lifespan, family violence, couples, diversity, and developments in systemic practice, training and research. Overall, the review showed that knowledge in family therapy saw steady growth in 2009. There were important developments in systemic interventions for family violence and working with ethnic minorities. The review highlights the contributions made to family therapy training, as an evidence-based approach for a wide range of problems. Also, the review describes the expansion of the evidence-base for child, adult and couple focused problems, physical illness, and substance misuse.