TY - JOUR
T1 - Social work admission assessment tool for identifying patients in need of comprehensive social work evaluation
AU - Boutin-Foster, Carla
AU - Euster, Sona
AU - Rolon, Yvette
AU - Motal, Athena
AU - BeLue, Rhonda
AU - Kline, Robin
AU - Charlson, Mary E.
N1 - Funding Information:
of General Internal Medicine,Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, Box 46, New York, NY 10021; e-mail: [email protected]. Sona Euster, MSSA, CSW, is director, Yvette Rolon, MSSW, ACSW, CSW, is program adminstrator, and Athena Motal, CSW, is social work manager, Department of Social Work, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Center, New York. Rhonda BeLue, PhD, is a consulting statistician,Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. Robin Kline, MS, is administrative director, Kreitchman PET Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York. Mary E. Charlson, MD, is chief, Division of General Internal Medicine,Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. Funding was provided by a grant from the New York Community Trust and the New York Presbyterian Hospital. An earlier version of this article was presented at the 3rd annual meeting of the Society for Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, May 2000, Boston.
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - Early identification of patients who need a social work evaluation is integral to effective discharge planning. This article describes the development and application of the Social Work Admission Assessment Tool (SWAAT), a six-item scale that identifies patients with complicated discharge needs who require a social work evaluation. It addresses ambulation, mental status, living situation, current social services, self-perceived need for additional services, and need for assistance in going home. Based on their scores, patients are categorized as having low, intermediate, or high need. A greater proportion of high-need patients were discharged with services and had prolonged hospitalizations (p = .0001).The SWAAT is a comprehensive needs assessment tool that may facilitate discharge planning and improve quality of care.
AB - Early identification of patients who need a social work evaluation is integral to effective discharge planning. This article describes the development and application of the Social Work Admission Assessment Tool (SWAAT), a six-item scale that identifies patients with complicated discharge needs who require a social work evaluation. It addresses ambulation, mental status, living situation, current social services, self-perceived need for additional services, and need for assistance in going home. Based on their scores, patients are categorized as having low, intermediate, or high need. A greater proportion of high-need patients were discharged with services and had prolonged hospitalizations (p = .0001).The SWAAT is a comprehensive needs assessment tool that may facilitate discharge planning and improve quality of care.
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U2 - 10.1093/hsw/30.2.117
DO - 10.1093/hsw/30.2.117
M3 - Article
C2 - 15974372
AN - SCOPUS:20444451114
SN - 0360-7283
VL - 30
SP - 117
EP - 125
JO - Health and Social Work
JF - Health and Social Work
IS - 2
ER -