Role ambiguity, role conflict, or burnout: are these areas of concern for Australian palliative care volunteers? Pilot study results
| Autor: | Louise D. Hickman, Lisa Andrews, Jane Phillips |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Volunteers Palliative care media_common.quotation_subject Pilot survey Pilot Projects Burnout Nurse's Role Role conflict Job Satisfaction Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Burnout Professional Hospice care media_common Aged business.industry Palliative Care Australia General Medicine Ambiguity Middle Aged Hospice Care Job satisfaction Female business Gerontology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of hospicepalliative care. 31(7) |
| ISSN: | 1938-2715 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine whether burnout, role ambiguity, or conflict affects Australian hospice volunteers. Method: Hospice volunteers (n = 120) were invited to participate in this pilot survey. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while the free-text responses were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Guidelines have been used to report this data. Results: A total of 97 participants completed the survey. The majority were middle-aged women who had been palliative care volunteers for more than 7 years and volunteered 14 hours/week (median). Participants reported low levels of role ambiguity (x = 8.4, standard deviation [SD] ±3.0) and conflict (x = 9.8, SD ±3.4) and described enjoying their volunteering and having no symptoms of burnout (76%). Significance: Active hospice volunteers report low levels of role ambiguity, conflict, and burnout. Adopting a range of self-care strategies and working within a structured volunteer program appear to be important protective factors. |
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