Background: Volunteers are integral to the history of hospices and continue to play a vital
role. However, economic, policy and demographic challenges in the twenty-first century …

Background: Volunteers make a major contribution to palliative care but little is known
specifically about hospital palliative care volunteers. Aim: The aim of this study was to …

In Africa, the need for palliative care provision is escalating with an increasing number of
people living with HIV/AIDS, coupled with rising cancer and AIDS-related cancer diagnoses …

Background and Aim: Comprehensive evaluations that include the experience of patients
and service providers are vital if interventions are to be translated into the standard practice …

Hospice volunteers play an essential role in the primary care network for end of life. The
purpose of this review was to examine the evidence on hospice volunteers published …

Background: Volunteers in palliative care play a key role, particularly in the hospice setting.
The expansion of palliative care into developing countries has been accompanied by the …

This study examined the motivations for volunteering of hospice volunteers in France. In
addition, their levels of death anxiety and empathy were measured and compared with those …

Although volunteers are widely acknowledged as important members of the palliative care
team, their unique contribution to whole-person care has not been well documented or …

Background: Over half of all deaths in Europe occur in hospital, a location associated with
many complaints. Initiatives to improve inpatient end-of-life care are therefore a priority. In …

Given the essential role of volunteers in hospice palliative care, it would be beneficial to
have a recruitment and retention tool that is reliable and valid. To address this gap, the …