Beyond Income: A Social Justice Approach to Assessing Poverty among Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease |
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| Authors: | Mary A. Caplan Tiffany R. Washington Lauren Swanner |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USAcaplan@uga.edu;3. School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTHow social workers define and assess poverty is a matter of economic and social justice. Recent conceptual and measurement advances point to a multidimensional definition of poverty which captures material, social, and political deprivations. Using data from a survey, this article describes how nephrology social workers assess poverty among older adults living with a chronic kidney disease (N = 52). Results suggest respondents already conceive of poverty as a multidimensional experience, support awareness-raising about poverty, and primarily assess poverty by employment status, income, access to transportation, and education. Opportunities to expand poverty assessment in future work are promising. |
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| Keywords: | Aging assessment chronic kidney disease multidimensional poverty measures poverty |
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