Empirical Evidence for Professional Practice and Public Policies: An Exploratory Study on Social Exclusion in Users of Primary Care Social Services in Spain
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Title: | Empirical Evidence for Professional Practice and Public Policies: An Exploratory Study on Social Exclusion in Users of Primary Care Social Services in Spain |
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Authors: | Giménez-Bertomeu, Víctor-M | Domenech-López, Yolanda | Mateo-Perez, Miguel-A | De Alfonseti Hartmann, Nicolás |
Research Group/s: | Grupo de Investigación sobre Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales (GITSS) | Observatorio Europeo de Tendencias Sociales (OBETS) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales |
Keywords: | Social exclusion | Intensity | Scope | Typologies | Professional practice | Policy making | Quality of life |
Knowledge Area: | Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales |
Issue Date: | 20-Nov-2019 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Giménez‐Bertomeu VM, Domenech‐López Y, Mateo‐Pérez MA, de‐Alfonseti‐Hartmann N. Empirical Evidence for Professional Practice and Public Policies: An Exploratory Study on Social Exclusion in Users of Primary Care Social Services in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(23):4600. doi:10.3390/ijerph16234600 |
Abstract: | This study examines the social exclusion characteristics of a sample of users of primary care social services in two local entities in Spain. The objective of this study was to identify the intensity and scope of social exclusion in an exploratory way and to look at the typology of existing exclusionary situations to inform policy making and professional practice. Data from 1009 users were collected by primary care social services professionals, completing the Social Exclusion Scale of the University of Alicante (SES-UA). The dimensions with the greatest levels of social exclusion in the study population were those related to work/employment, income and education and training. The dimensions with an intermediate level of exclusion were those related to housing and social isolation. Social acceptance, family and social conflict and health were the dimensions with the lowest levels of exclusion. The analysis also showed the existence of five significantly different groups, that showed five different life trajectories along the continuum between social exclusion and social inclusion. The results show the importance and utility of developing professional and policy intervention protocols based on research evidence, with the objective of improving the quality of life of the users. |
Sponsor: | This research was funded by the CONSELL COMARCAL D’OSONA (BARCELONA) (CONSELLDOSONA1-15) and the CONSELL COMARCAL DEL VALLÈS ORIENTAL (CONSELLVALLEORIENTAL1-16I). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/99488 |
ISSN: | 1661-7827 (Print) | 1660-4601 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph16234600 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234600 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - OBETS - Artículos de Revistas INV - FOODCO - Artículos de Revistas INV - GITSS - Artículos de Revistas INV - EQUIDIVERSIDAD - Artículos de Revistas |
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