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To be a trained and supported volunteer in palliative care – a phenomenological study

2017

Background: It has been found that including volunteers in palliative care is a positive contribution to seriously ill patients. It is, however, recommended that the volunteers are trained and supported. The aim of this study was to describe a group of trained and supported volunteers’ lived experiences as volunteers in palliative care within the community health care services. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive phenomenological approach featuring individual interviews with nine volunteers. The interviews were analysed using the descriptive phenomenological research method according to Giorgi. Results: Being a volunteer in palliative care was both a positive and meaningful experience…

MaleVolunteersPresence in volunteeringPalliative carePain medicineInterviews as Topic03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNursingClarified role030502 gerontologyCommunity health careQualitative researchRealmMedicineHumansChallengesVolunteerMedicine(all)business.industryCommunity health care servicesLived experienceMentorsPalliative CareRoleGeneral MedicineBenefitsMeaningful experiencePeer review030220 oncology & carcinogenesisWorkforceFollowed-upPhenomenologyFemale0305 other medical sciencebusinessSeriously illQualitative researchResearch ArticleBMC Palliative Care
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Pårørendes erfaringer med bruk av frivillige ved alvorlig sykdom i hjemmet

2017

Next-of-kins’ experiences when using volunteers for palliative patients living at home The aim of this study was to illuminate next-of-kins’ experiences when using volunteers supplementing community health care services for palliative patients living at home. The study has a qualitative approach. Nine individual interviews were conducted with next of kin from a municipality in Southern Norway. Use of volunteers for palliative care in the home was a relief for next-of-kin, especially prominent for families who had limited social network. Planned volunteering resulted in the best results. Use of volunteer was also found helpful for families as they were given a "breathing space" and a certain…

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Volunteering in dementia care – a Norwegian phenomenological study

2012

Ulrika Söderhamn1, Bjørg Landmark2,3, Live Aasgaard2, Hilde Eide3, Olle Söderhamn11Center for Caring Research – Southern Norway, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway; 2Institute of Research and Development for Nursing and Care Services, Municipality of Drammen, Drammen, Norway; 3Faculty of Health Sciences, Buskerud University College, Drammen, NorwayIntroduction: The number of people suffering from dementia will increase dramatically in the future, and this will be a great challenge and concern for health care services. It is assumed that volunteers will strengthen community health care services more in the future…

medicine.medical_specialtyAlternative medicineNorwegianBioinformaticsPhenomenology (philosophy)early stage dementiaNursingCommunity health careHealth careMedicineDementiaGeneral NursingOriginal Researchactivity early stage dementia phenomenology voluntary workbusiness.industryactivityJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcarevoluntary workGeneral MedicineEarly stage dementiamedicine.diseaselanguage.human_languagePeer reviewlanguagephenomenologyVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801businessJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
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Helsepersonells erfaringer og tanker om bruk av frivillige i palliativ omsorg

2017

Health care personnel’s experiences and thoughts on the use of volunteers in palliative care in a social perspectiveThe government of Norway is planning for the municipalities’ health care resources, including volunteering. The purpose of this study was to shed light on the experiences and thoughts of a group of health care personnel on the use of volunteers in palliative care in the community health care services, and to discuss the findings in a social perspective. Individual interviews were conducted with seven nurses and three nursing assistants. Using a qualitative content analysis three categories emerged: "The importance of organization, clarification and responsibility," "Qualificat…

new public managementPalliative careSocial perspectivecooperation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNursingCommunity health careHealth care030212 general & internal medicinelcsh:RT1-120Governmentlcsh:Nursingbusiness.industry030503 health policy & servicesvoluntary workcommunity health care servicesqualitative designfrivillighetvoluntary work; community health care services; qualitative design; new public management; cooperation; frivillighet; kommunehelsetjenesten; kvalitativt design; new public management; samarbeid;New public managementQualitative content analysis0305 other medical sciencePsychologybusinessTheme (narrative)Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning
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