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Palliative care volunteers: why do they do it?

Stephen Claxton-Oldfield1, Joanna Jefferies, Catherine Fawcett

  • 1Mount Allison University, Victorian Order of Nurses, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Journal of Palliative Care
|August 31, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Researchers explored motivations for palliative care volunteering. The most influential reason identified was easing the pain of terminally ill patients, with factors including leisure, personal gain, altruism, and civic responsibility.

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Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care
  • Volunteerism Studies
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses.
  • Volunteer involvement is crucial in delivering comprehensive palliative care services.
  • Understanding volunteer motivations is key to recruitment and retention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and categorize the primary motivations for individuals engaging in palliative care volunteering.
  • To develop a reliable instrument for assessing these motivations.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Literature review and qualitative interviews with 15 palliative care volunteers to identify potential motivations.
  • Development of the Inventory of Motivations for Palliative Care Voluntarism (IMPCV) based on Study 1 findings.

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  • Study 2: Quantitative survey of 113 palliative care volunteers using the IMPCV, followed by principal components factor analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • A comprehensive list of 22 distinct reasons for palliative care volunteering was established.
    • "To help ease the pain of those living with a life-threatening illness" was the most influential motivation.
    • Factor analysis revealed four underlying dimensions of motivation: Leisure, Personal Gain, Altruism, and Civic Responsibility.

    Conclusions:

    • Volunteer motivations in palliative care are multifaceted, encompassing personal, social, and altruistic factors.
    • The IMPCV provides a validated tool for understanding and potentially tailoring volunteer recruitment strategies.
    • Findings highlight the significant role of altruistic drivers in palliative care volunteering.