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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022

Reflections of Moral Suffering, Resilience, and Wisdom of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Barbara Jones, Nancy Cincotta, Wendy Pelletier, Abigail Fry, Lori Wiener

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Barbara JonesSteve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Nancy CincottaSchool of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Wendy PelletierAlberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB T3B 6A8, Canada.
Abigail FryNational Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Lori WienerNational Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9573-8870
National Institutes of Health · USAlberta Children's Hospital · CAColumbia University · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the lives of pediatric oncology social workers. Challenges include difficulty building rapport with the use of telephone/computers, lack of clarity around who is designated as "essential", structural challenges, isolation, and witnessing distress. This study aimed to describe the ways that the pandemic has personally impacted pediatric oncology social workers.

methodsParticipants were recruited through the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers (APOSW) listserv. In total, 101 participants from 31 states and the District of Columbia completed an online survey containing quantitative and open-ended questions. Qualitative data analysis included thematic analysis of participants' optional survey responses to three open-ended questions.

resultsFifty-seven of the participants provided responses that revealed 3 first level codes and 11 second level codes. First level codes were developed a priori from the questions: Experiences that stay with you, Wisdom gained and Impact on your work. Pandemic-related challenges caused moral suffering and professional challenges for participants but also created opportunities to find meaning in their work.

conclusionData illuminated moral suffering, unrecognized resilience, new ways of maintaining self-and family care, and creative approaches to care of children with cancer and their families at diagnosis, during treatments and at the end of life.

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COVID-19NeoplasmsChildHumansMoralsPandemicsSocial WorkersCOVID-19moral sufferingpediatricspsychosocialqualitative methodsresiliencesocial work practice

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PMID36135054
PMCPMC9497975
OpenAlexW4293659734

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