Open AccessComparative Study of the Perception of the Role of a Social Worker in Hospitals in the Czech Republic and Slovakia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
P. Laca,
Stipe Laća
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical social work journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-386X
pISSN - 2076-9741
DOI - 10.22359/cswhi_12_4_03
Subject(s) - czech , slovak , pandemic , psychology , sample (material) , covid-19 , perception , medical education , nursing , family medicine , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , disease , pathology , chromatography , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This research study is focused on the perception of the role of asocial worker by hospital nurses in the Czech and Slovak Re- public during the COVID-19 pandemic.Aim of the study:The main aim of the research study was to find the opinions of nurses from the Czech and Slovak Repub- lic on asocial worker who works in ahospital during acoron- avirus - COVID-19 pandemic and then compare their opinions in helping patientsResearch sample and setting:The research sample of the study consisted of 75 nurses with higher professional education (Czech Republic), university education of the first and second degree (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic), who were together with social workers in the front line in hospitals at the time of the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19. All participating respon- dents were informed about the purpose of the research study and the completion of the online questionnaire.Statistical analysis:The mathematical-statistical method chi- square test of the independence of the criteria of individual re- search hypotheses was used to compare the interviewed re- spondents in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.Results of the study:Medical staff at the time of the COVID- 19 pandemic was satisfied with the social worker, as evidenced by the research study and their answers in the questionnaire survey. It is clear from the results of the research survey that the participants perceived the social worker positively during the COVID-19 pandemic.