Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a qualitative study

Gau, Yueh-Mei, Usher, Kim, Stewart, Lee, and Buettner, Petra (2013) Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 19 (1). pp. 74-80.

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Abstract

In Taiwan, volunteers of each Community Health Promotion Development Centres help to diffuse healthy lifestyle education and complement the paid workforce, especially community nurses. An interpretive, descriptive qualitative design, using focus groups, was conducted to explore the burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan. The data were analyzed inductively, and emergent themes were explored. The majority of participants were female between 50 and 59 years old with an average of 4.5 years experience as a volunteer. Thematic analysis resulted in four themes: preparation and scope of practice, lack of support for the role, work overload and expectations of the role. Volunteers in Taiwan do not always have the necessary skills to care for their clientele because of an inadequate programme of orientation, lack of continuing education and support for the role, role overload and expectations placed upon them by the clients and others.

Item ID: 29083
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1440-172X
Keywords: burden; community health development; community health volunteers; health promotion; volunteers
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2013 02:40
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111708 Health and Community Services @ 100%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920202 Carer Health @ 50%
92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920210 Nursing @ 50%
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