Understanding the role of the volunteer in specialist palliative care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
Open Access
- 10 February 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Palliative Care
- Vol. 13 (1), 3
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684x-13-3
Abstract
Volunteers make a major contribution to palliative patient care, and qualitative studies have been undertaken to explore their involvement. With the aim of making connections between existing studies to derive enhanced meanings, we undertook a systematic review of these qualitative studies including synthesising the findings. We sought to uncover how the role of volunteers with direct contact with patients in specialist palliative care is understood by volunteers, patients, their families, and staff.Keywords
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