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Why Do Families Like Hospice-Palliative Care Volunteers? (Research, Video)

Posted by Frances Shani Parker on March 27, 2010 at 9:32am

You’re a hospice-palliative care volunteer. You were drawn to serve patients and their families during journeys of terminal illness. You do your best, always hoping you have fulfilled their needs. Best of all, many
seem to appreciate your being a part of their lives.


What is it about hospice-palliative care volunteers that makes them appealing to families? Researchers at Mount Allison University in Canada asked this same question and went straight to family members for
answers. A survey of 22 family members whose deceased loved ones had used the
services of a hospice-palliative care volunteer reported these results in order
of importance:

http://hospiceandnursinghomes.blogspot.com/2010/03/hospice-palliative-care-volunteers-why.html

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  • brittany bennett October 14, 2010 at 5:40am
    I think many of us volunteers have been there done that. When we speak of something it is usually from experience. We are not doing it for monetary gain so maybe that plays a role too.
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