Social work practice and outcomes in rehabilitation: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Social work is a long-established profession in health care and rehabilitation. Reviewing the evidence on effects of social work interventions shows inconsistencies, with several studies indicating positive, negative, or no significant effect at all. Against this background, the purpose of this paper is to provide an international overview of the research on social work practice in rehabilitation. Two research questions about the activities performed by social workers in rehabilitation settings and the reported outcomes to evaluate social work interventions were guiding the analysis. A scoping review was conducted in order to identify these activities and reported outcomes. The literature search was carried out in two databases (PubMed, SocINDEX). Additionally, the authors searched manuall

SUBMITTER: Freymuller N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609207 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature