Guan Ting, Zebrack Brad, Otis-Green Shirley, DesJardins Grace
School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
School of Social Work and Rogel Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Health Behaviors and Outcomes research program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Psychosoc Oncol. 2023;41(2):196-209. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2022.2101906. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
To better understand the current salaries and student loan debt levels among oncology social workers (OSWs).
Cross-sectional study using online survey.
OSWs across a variety of cancer care settings in the U.S. ( = 1055).
Salary and debt were collected via single ordinal variables. Crosstabs and chi-square tests were used to examine whether salary and debt differ by demographic and work-related characteristics.
Median OSW salaries ranged from $60,001 to $70,000. Three-fourths of OSWs reported having student loan debt. Younger and recently graduated OSWs and OSWs of color were more likely to have greater student loan debt than their counterparts.
Relative low salary and debt burden have important implications for securing a current and future OSW workforce.
Adequate reimbursement and loan repayment opportunities for frontline OSWs will better secure this workforce. Advocacy efforts to identify OSWs qualified for loan forgiveness programs are warranted.
为了更好地了解肿瘤社会工作者（OSW）目前的薪资水平和学生贷款债务情况。
采用在线调查的横断面研究。
美国各类癌症护理机构中的肿瘤社会工作者（n = 1055）。
通过单一有序变量收集薪资和债务数据。使用交叉表和卡方检验来研究薪资和债务是否因人口统计学和工作相关特征而有所不同。
肿瘤社会工作者的薪资中位数在60,001美元至70,000美元之间。四分之三的肿瘤社会工作者报告有学生贷款债务。与同龄人相比，年轻的、刚毕业的肿瘤社会工作者以及有色人种的肿瘤社会工作者更有可能背负更多的学生贷款债务。
相对较低的薪资和债务负担对确保当前和未来的肿瘤社会工作者队伍具有重要影响。
为一线肿瘤社会工作者提供足够的报销和贷款偿还机会将更好地保障这支队伍。有必要开展宣传工作，以确定有资格参加贷款减免计划的肿瘤社会工作者。
