英文摘要 |
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of hospital volunteers, the characters of their work, and the relationships between these parameters and volunteer motivation and satisfaction, and to examine the significant factors that influence the motives and satisfaction of the volunteers, providing reference materials for social workers, volunteer leaders, and departments of hospital volunteer services involved in volunteer recruitment and guidance. Materials and Methods: A total of 265 hospital volunteers were assessed by questionnaires. The data obtained were analyzed with the software SPSS 10.1 for Windows. Results: There was a female predominance in the volunteers, most commonly housewives in the sixth and seventh decades of life, married but not widowed. Buddhists outnumbered any of the other religious groups. As to education, most frequently the volunteers were at the level of senior high or vocational school. In most cases, the volunteers had devoted 3 hours/week to services for more than 5 years. The largest group of volunteer workers was that at the information desk. Most volunteers went to service by bus, usually within 30-minute distance of home. Volunteers were recruited most frequently via their friends. An examination of motives showed that volunteer motivation was related to sex, age, marriage status, occupation, type of hospital, kind of service, and time devoted every week. Volunteer satisfaction was obviously greater in females when compared with males; volunteers serving in public hospitals were more satisfied than those in private ones; unmarried workers tended to be more satisfied than married volunteers. The level of satisfaction was highest in the visiting-the-sick group, followed by the accompanying- the-sick one; age was not a significant factor in volunteer satisfaction. Volunteers recruited via their friends showed a higher level of satisfaction than those came by themselves. |