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Being a volunteer: motivations, fears, and benefits of volunteering in an intervention program for people with dementia and their families

Being a volunteer: motivations, fears, and benefits of volunteering in an intervention program for people with dementia and their families
Being a volunteer: motivations, fears, and benefits of volunteering in an intervention program for people with dementia and their families
ProFamilies-dementia, a program designed to support families caring for a person with dementia, included a component of meaningful occupation (MO) provided by volunteers. This study aimed to explore the volunteers’ motivations and fears and evaluate the benefits of their involvement. Meaningful occupation involved six volunteers and three people with dementia and their families. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews. Main findings suggest that volunteers were motivated by altruistic values while fearful of inadequate performance; they perceived an increased sense of competence, but reported some disappointment about the limited professional growth; and families reported that they wanted greater opportunities for interaction with the volunteer.
dementia, fears, meaningful occupation, motivations, volunteers
0192-4788
55-78
Guerra, Sara
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Demain, Sara
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Figueiredo, Daneila
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De Sousa, Liliana
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Guerra, Sara
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Figueiredo, Daneila
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Guerra, Sara, Demain, Sara, Figueiredo, Daneila and De Sousa, Liliana (2012) Being a volunteer: motivations, fears, and benefits of volunteering in an intervention program for people with dementia and their families. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 36 (1), 55-78. (doi:10.1080/01924788.2011.647538).

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Abstract

ProFamilies-dementia, a program designed to support families caring for a person with dementia, included a component of meaningful occupation (MO) provided by volunteers. This study aimed to explore the volunteers’ motivations and fears and evaluate the benefits of their involvement. Meaningful occupation involved six volunteers and three people with dementia and their families. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews. Main findings suggest that volunteers were motivated by altruistic values while fearful of inadequate performance; they perceived an increased sense of competence, but reported some disappointment about the limited professional growth; and families reported that they wanted greater opportunities for interaction with the volunteer.

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Published date: 15 March 2012
Keywords: dementia, fears, meaningful occupation, motivations, volunteers
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 349064
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/349064
ISSN: 0192-4788
PURE UUID: 9897f557-db5d-4f3b-8f10-c5095de2f17c

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Date deposited: 22 Feb 2013 10:30
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 13:08

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Author: Sara Guerra
Author: Sara Demain
Author: Daneila Figueiredo
Author: Liliana De Sousa

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