Facilitators and barriers to palliative care volunteer services:a qualitative study
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.18.004
- VernacularTitle:安宁疗护志愿服务促进与阻碍因素的质性研究
- Author:
Lin CHENG
1
;
Yunjia XU
1
;
Yili YU
1
;
Binbin HOU
1
;
Jianfang ZHANG
1
;
Qiaozhen XIANG
1
;
Yuanyuan LI
1
;
Yan LOU
1
Author Information
1. 311121 杭州市 杭州师范大学公共卫生与护理学院
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Palliative Care;
Volunteer;
Qualitative Study;
Nursing Care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2025;60(18):2197-2202
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the facilitators and barriers of palliative care volunteering,and to provide references for further advancement of palliative care volunteering.Methods Purposeful sampling was used to select 12 volunteers from a palliative care ward in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,between April and September 2024.Semi-structured interviews were conducted,and directed content analysis was applied to organize and analyze the data,followed by theme analysis.Results Facilitators and barriers for volunteers' participation in palliative care volunteering were extracted.The 5 sub-themes of facilitators include motivating factors and perceived benefits,support and collaboration among volunteers,professional training and healthcare recognition,increased social awareness and public acceptance,and government support and institutional safeguards.The 5 sub-themes of barriers include limitations in individual capacity,challenges in collaboration with patients,families and healthcare workers,inadequate management and service mechanisms,uneven development of palliative care and insufficient public attention to psychological problems,and inadequate relevant laws and incentives.Conclusion There are more factors affecting the development of palliative care volunteering,and healthcare professionals should adopt targeted strategies to promote the active participation of volunteers in order to promote the sustainable development of palliative care volunteering.
