 Social Workers
"Social Workers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Professionals who work with persons affected by social disadvantages such as POVERTY; mental and physical illness or disability, and social injustice. Their focus is on both the individual and his or her environment, including violations of their civil liberties and human rights.
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D000068217
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.919
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Workers- Social Workers
- Social Worker
- Worker, Social
- Workers, Social
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| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2026 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Workers" by people in Profiles.
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King BM, Perry GC, Vargas L, McCarthy VE, Velopulos CG, Myers QWO. Understanding the gaps in mental health services for trauma patients at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Surgery. 2026 Aug; 196:110323.
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Lange AV, Hess E, Barón AE, Paden G, Morgan B, DeGroot L, Campbell EG, Bekelman DB. Goal Concordance in the Advancing Symptom Alleviation with Palliative Treatment Clinical Trial of a Nurse and Social Worker Palliative Telecare Team Intervention. J Palliat Med. 2026 Jul; 29(7):951-956.
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Singh S, Mann S, Dorsey C, Lahoff D, McDermott W, Cagle J, Min SJ, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Assessing and Listening to Individual Goals and Needs (ALIGN) versus enhanced usual care for hospitalized older patients with cancer discharged to skilled nursing facilities: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Geriatr Oncol. 2026 May; 17(4):102956.
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Petruzzi LJ, Ayala S, Abraham AE, Haiman MD, Vetter I, Sampson M, Miller ES, Parra-Medina D, Valdez CR. Can Social Work Interventions Improve Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes? A Systematic Review. Womens Health Issues. 2026 Mar-Apr; 36(2):93-105.
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Edwards RL, Bakitas M, Markaki A, Spence D, Stoltenberg M, Kahwa E, Li P, Ivankova NV. Healthcare interprofessional palliative care educational needs: a qualitative multiple case study in Jamaica. BMC Med Educ. 2026 Jan 08; 26(1):205.
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Luke MJ, Muleta H, Kim V, Beatty B, Brittan M, Bowers M, Kenyon CC, Scribano PV, Fiori K, Vasan A. Social Worker and Community Health Worker Collaboration in Addressing Social Needs. Pediatrics. 2025 Sep 01; 156(3).
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Ladebue A, Barnard JG, Haverhals LM, Morgan B, Blanchard K, Sloan M, Bekelman DB. Advancing Symptom Alleviation With Palliative Treatment (ADAPT): A Qualitative Study to Understand How a Nurse and Social Worker Palliative Telecare Team Improved Quality of Life in Chronic Illness. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 Mar; 45(3):466-476.
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Thibodeau P, Arena A, Wolfson H, Talamantes M, Albright K. "Working within broken systems": Social workers bridge the fractures of U.S. healthcare: A qualitative inquiry on moral injury. Soc Sci Med. 2024 10; 358:117262.
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Stocker B, Jain S, Patel L, Tarantino C, Sullivant S, Worland K. Impact of a Mental Health Screening Process in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Jul 01; 40(7):562-565.
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Ma JE, Schlichte L, Haverfield M, Gambino J, Lange A, Blanchard K, Morgan B, Bekelman DB. Do goals of care documentation reflect the conversation?: Evaluating conversation-documentation accuracy. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 08; 72(8):2500-2507.
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