This exploratory study focuses on the personal and professional concerns of Israeli social workers in hospitals and community health settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Other studies omitted health care social workers’ needs and concerns. Participants included 126 social workers (120 females, 5 males and 1 other gender identity) in hospitals and community health settings who completed an online survey during the height of the first wave of COVID-19 in Israel. Measures included questions on exposure to COVID-19, sense of safety at work, perceived support, and personal and professional concerns. Two open-ended questions about the social workers’ concerns and the perceived concerns of their patients were included. The results showed that 17 per cent reported one of their inter-disciplinary team testing positive for COVID-19. Only one-third of the social workers felt safe from COVID-19 infection in their workplace. Mothers of dependent children were more concerned about income loss and about balancing work and family requirements than mothers of older children. ‘Home–work conflict’ was also a main theme in the qualitative data. In conclusion, the work–home role conflict took an especially heavy toll during the COVID-19 pandemic on social workers who were mothers to dependent children.

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以色列医疗保健社会工作者在 COVID-19 大流行危机期间的个人和专业问题：工作-家庭角色冲突

这项探索性研究的重点是以色列社会工作者在冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 大流行期间在医院和社区卫生环境中的个人和专业问题。其他研究忽略了医疗保健社会工作者的需求和担忧。参与者包括医院和社区卫生机构的 126 名社会工作者（120 名女性、5 名男性和 1 名其他性别认同），他们在以色列第一波 COVID-19 疫情高峰期间完成了一项在线调查。措施包括有关接触 COVID-19、工作安全感、感知支持以及个人和专业问题的问题。包括两个关于社会工作者关注的开放式问题和他们的患者的感知关注。结果显示，17% 的人报告说他们的一个跨学科团队的 COVID-19 检测呈阳性。只有三分之一的社会工作者认为在他们的工作场所感染 COVID-19 是安全的。与大孩子的母亲相比，有受抚养孩子的母亲更关心收入损失以及平衡工作和家庭需求。“家庭-工作冲突”也是定性数据中的一个主题。总之，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，工作与家庭的角色冲突对身为受抚养儿童的母亲的社会工作者造成了特别沉重的损失。