scholarly journals A study on the motivations of Korean hospice volunteers

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
YoungRan Yeun
Keyword(s):  
Hospice Volunteers

Behavioral Rehearsal: A Way of Talking about the Dying Process

1996 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria T. Coffman ◽  
Stephen L. Coffman
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Complex Reflection ◽  
Hospice Volunteers ◽  
Behavioral Rehearsal ◽  
As If

The authors suggest that theater activities can be used as a helpful approach to initiating more complex reflection about death among university students as well as hospice volunteers. Included in the article is an activity description and accompanying texts from a death-contemplation exercise which support this advocation. This performance skills activity produced serious student responses which were varied, articulate, and rich. Imagining and rehearsing death allows people to “act as if” and fantasize the circumstances surrounding one's death in a removed and relatively safe manner. These presentations can make the performance of life more meaningful, and the drama of death perhaps softer and more acceptable.

scholarly journals Volunteers in a biography project with palliative care patients – a feasibility study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Hesse ◽  
Simon Forstmeier ◽  
Henning Cuhls ◽  
Lukas Radbruch
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Hospice Volunteers ◽  
Vulnerable Patients ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Ongoing Support

Abstract Background Increasing the quality of life with short interventions for vulnerable patients is one of the objectives of palliative care. Biographical approaches are used in a range of different interventions which may require considerable resources of staff time and energy. This study evaluated the feasibility of training hospice volunteers in biographical interviews of patients confronted with a life-limiting disease. For the purpose of this study, we evaluated resources such as time needed for training, coordination and supervision, outcome such as completion of the intervention in appropriate time and risks such as causing distress in patients or volunteers as major determinants of feasibility. Methods Nine volunteers from a hospice service attended an advanced training with an introduction to palliative care, biography work, interview techniques, transcribing and writing. Volunteers interviewed a patient and developed a written narrative from the interview. Volunteers completed a questionnaire before training and were interviewed at the end of the project. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and evaluated using descriptive and qualitative content analysis. Results Patients provided positive feedback from the intervention. Volunteers felt that their involvement was personally rewarding and were moved by the courage and confidence of the patients. There were no systematic problems or negative experiences reported neither by volunteers nor by patients. Conclusions We found the use of volunteers for biography work with patients in palliative care feasible and effective in this study. Volunteers needed supervision and ongoing support in providing this intervention.

Hospice volunteer as patient advocate: A trait approach

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Savery ◽  
Nichole Egbert
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Patient Advocacy ◽  
Patient Rights ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Patient Advocate ◽  
Hospice Volunteers ◽  
Patient Advocates ◽  
Additional Support

AbstractObjective:The purpose of this study is to examine traits of hospice volunteers that facilitate their success in this informal caregiving role, with the larger goal of alleviating the family caregiver burden and providing additional support to the hospice patient. To achieve this goal, a new scale was developed to tap into how hospice volunteers view their patient advocacy role.Method:Participants were 136 trained hospice volunteers from the Midwest who had direct contact with hospice patients. Volunteers mailed anonymous surveys that included measures of argumentativeness, locus of control, attitudes toward patient advocacy, and key demographic items. A new scale was developed to measure patient advocacy by hospice volunteers called the Hospice Volunteer as Patient Advocate.Results:Submitting this scale to exploratory factor analysis, two factors emerged: duty as patient advocate and support of patient rights. After performing a multiple regression analysis, results showed that female volunteers who were high in internal locus of control were more likely to perceive that volunteers have a duty as patient advocates. Younger volunteers with more years of volunteer experience, higher levels of internal locus of control, and lower external locus of control were more likely to support patient rights.Significance of results:The findings of this study could be used to formalize hospice volunteers' role as patient advocates, thus better utilizing them as committed, caring communicators and improving patient-centered care at end-of-life.

Socialization of Hospice Volunteers: Members of the Family

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-68
Author(s):  
Chris Sadler ◽  
Frank Marty
Keyword(s):  
Hospice Volunteers ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Willingness to Volunteer for End-Stage AIDS Patients among Hospice Volunteers

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-234
Author(s):  
SeokJoon Yoon ◽  
YoungSim Choi ◽  
Jin Gyu Jung ◽  
Jong-Sung Kim ◽  
Hyewon Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Aids Patients ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Hospice Volunteers ◽  
End Stage

Solidarity and compassion—prisoners as hospice volunteers in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (S2) ◽  
pp. S109-S117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Krakowiak ◽  
Renata Deka ◽  
Anna Janowicz
Keyword(s):  
Hospice Volunteers

Ethical Issues for Hospice Volunteers

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 458-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Berry ◽  
Sally Planalp
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Hospice Volunteers

scholarly journals Differences in well-being and fear of death among female hospice employees and volunteers in Hungary

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágnes Zana ◽  
Adrienne Kegye ◽  
Edit Czeglédi ◽  
Katalin Hegedűs
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Vital Exhaustion ◽  
Hospice Volunteers

Abstract Background Voluntary work plays a significant role in hospice care, but international research has mainly been conducted on the mental health and fear of death of paid hospice staff. The aim of the present study was to compare the Hungarian hospice volunteers with paid employees with regard to attitudes and fear of death, as well as mental health in order to see their role in hospice work and their psychological well-being more clearly. Methods The target population of the cross-sectional questionnaire study was hospice care providers in Hungary (N = 1255). The response rate was 15.5% (N = 195); 91.8% (N = 179) of them were women. The mean age of female hospice workers was 45.8 years (SD = 10.46 years, range: 23–73 years). One-quarter (27.9%, N = 50) of the female respondents were volunteers. The instruments were: the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, and a shortened versions of the Beck Depression Inventory and the Maastricht Vital Exhaustion Questionnaire. Results Volunteers scored significantly lower on 5 dimensions of fear of death than paid employees, and showed significantly lower levels of vital exhaustion and significantly higher levels of psychological well-being than paid employees. Fear of the dying process was associated with an increased perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and vital exhaustion in both groups. Psychological well-being showed a significant negative, moderate correlation with four aspects of fear of death among paid staff; this pattern did not appear in the volunteer group. In addition, the association between fear of premature death and perceived stress, vital exhaustion, and depressive symptoms was more pronounced is case of paid workers. Conclusion Higher levels of psychological well-being and lower levels of fear of death among hospice volunteers suggest that they are less exhausted than paid employees. Increasing the recruitment of volunteers in hospices may help reduce the overload and exhaustion of paid employees.

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