Motivations for volunteering time with older adults: A qualitative study
| العنوان: | Motivations for volunteering time with older adults: A qualitative study |
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| المؤلفون: | Courtenay Harris, Caitlin Liddelow, Hannah McBride, Anne Same, Barbara Mullan |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 5, p e0232718 (2020) PLoS ONE |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, Social Cognition, Male, Volunteers, Time Factors, Economics, Social Sciences, 050109 social psychology, Elderly, Learning and Memory, Sociology, 050602 political science & public administration, Psychology, Young adult, Qualitative Research, Multidisciplinary, Social Research, 05 social sciences, Qualitative Studies, Middle Aged, 0506 political science, Research Design, Workforce, Medicine, Female, Research Article, Employment, Adult, Social Psychology, Science, Research and Analysis Methods, Human Learning, Young Adult, Quality of life (healthcare), Learning, Humans, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Aged care, Aged, Behavior, Motivation, Cognitive Psychology, Biology and Life Sciences, Industrial Organization, Altruistic Behavior, Prosocial Behavior, Age Groups, Labor Economics, People and Places, Cognitive Science, Population Groupings, Qualitative research, Neuroscience |
| الوصف: | Improved health, wellbeing and quality of life are associated with older adults living well at home. Enabling older adults to remain at home requires organisations to consider different workforce models to support these initiatives. Volunteers are often used by organisations providing such services. However, given the changing nature of the volunteer industry, volunteer recruitment and retention practices must be better understood. This study sought to understand individuals' motivations to volunteer in aged care home support. Eighteen volunteers were recruited from not-for-profit aged support organisations in Perth, Western Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and five themes were thematically interpreted: What's Important to Me?, Learning and Growth, Somewhere to Belong, Meet Me in the Middle, and Not Just a Number. Fulfilling volunteers' desires for interest, social connection, self-growth, recognition, and support appeared conducive to positive volunteering experiences. These findings may suggest avenues to capture and retain volunteers in aged care home support. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::6e4ed81163f9d6ffb381ae39a07a9b01 https://doaj.org/article/82d7c376a58747d2a0a07ec4823d5b6d |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....6e4ed81163f9d6ffb381ae39a07a9b01 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19326203 |
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