Fashimpar G A, Grinnell R M
Health Soc Work. 1978 Feb;3(1):147-65. doi: 10.1093/hsw/3.1.147.
The results of this study indicate that H/HHAs possess a wide array of objectives when working with clients. They are also perceived to be very effective in improving the quantity and quality of home care for their clients. This improved home care means clients are left alone less of ten and also receive meals with greater regularity. The clients perceive the H/HHAs as having many roles simultaneously, and they are viewed more as professional people than servants (the professional roles correlate highly with adequacy of client service). Based on the perceptions of the clients samples, social workers can utilize confidently the services of H/HHAs in an interdisciplinary approach to practice. It is hoped that this study will encourage social workers to utilize the services of the H/HHAs more appropriately, efficiently, effectively, and confidently when working with clients who may need these services. The authors suggest that future research should focus on the H/HHAs themselves, in areas such as their job descriptions and their job satisfactions and dissatisfactions, as well as how they and other professionals perceive their effectiveness.
这项研究的结果表明，家庭健康助理（H/HHAs）在与客户合作时有广泛的目标。他们也被认为在提高客户家庭护理的数量和质量方面非常有效。这种改善后的家庭护理意味着客户被单独留下的时间减少，并且用餐也更有规律。客户认为家庭健康助理同时扮演着许多角色，而且他们更多地被视为专业人士而非仆人（专业角色与客户服务的充分性高度相关）。基于对客户样本的认知，社会工作者可以自信地在跨学科实践方法中利用家庭健康助理的服务。希望这项研究将鼓励社会工作者在与可能需要这些服务的客户合作时，更恰当地、高效地、有效地且自信地利用家庭健康助理的服务。作者建议未来的研究应聚焦于家庭健康助理自身，例如他们的工作职责描述、工作满意度与不满之处，以及他们和其他专业人员如何看待自身的有效性等方面。
