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Exploring the role of the hospice volunteer: a qualitative studyTimm, Victoria Margaret 08 1900 (has links)
The hospice volunteer is viewed as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, with various roles directed at enhancing the quality of life of patients and their families. The purpose of this study is to provide an integrated picture of the hospice volunteer, their role, the human dimensions of this role and the impact this has on their lives as not much has been written in literature about this specific sub-group of hospice workers.
The context of the study is a hospice in Gauteng where the researcher works as a volunteer. The ethnographic case study has been chosen as an appropriate research design as it explores the above phenomenon from the volunteers' point of view. The subjects are three volunteers who have been active at the hospice for at least twelve months. Evidence in terms of specific interviews and observations are used to draw conclusions. The interviews are based on a minimal number of open-ended questions.
The primary method of analysis is the examination of transcripts from these in-depth interviews. A thematic analysis is carried out in which a detailed description of the emerging themes are given. Four major themes are identified and explored: Description of the role; The experience of being a volunteer; A way of coping; and The influence of the hospice culture. Sub-themes that emerge within each case study vary due to the individual nature of the experience of the role. Themes are explored in light of current theory and findings. This was to note the similarities and differences of this specific sub-group of volunteers compared to others found in the literature reviewed for this study. As there is a scarcity of literature pertaining specifically to hospice volunteers, the study depends mostly on writings pertaining to hospice staff and volunteers in general.
A summary and integration of the core findings of the three case studies is given and their similarities and differences are explored. How some of the different themes interlink is also discussed. Although various sub-themes found in the individual case studies are significant to the individual cases, some of them can be incorporated into common themes when looking at the volunteers as a group. The strengths and limitations of the study are discussed as well as recommendations for the hospice organisation and further research. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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Exploring the role of the hospice volunteer: a qualitative studyTimm, Victoria Margaret 08 1900 (has links)
The hospice volunteer is viewed as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, with various roles directed at enhancing the quality of life of patients and their families. The purpose of this study is to provide an integrated picture of the hospice volunteer, their role, the human dimensions of this role and the impact this has on their lives as not much has been written in literature about this specific sub-group of hospice workers.
The context of the study is a hospice in Gauteng where the researcher works as a volunteer. The ethnographic case study has been chosen as an appropriate research design as it explores the above phenomenon from the volunteers' point of view. The subjects are three volunteers who have been active at the hospice for at least twelve months. Evidence in terms of specific interviews and observations are used to draw conclusions. The interviews are based on a minimal number of open-ended questions.
The primary method of analysis is the examination of transcripts from these in-depth interviews. A thematic analysis is carried out in which a detailed description of the emerging themes are given. Four major themes are identified and explored: Description of the role; The experience of being a volunteer; A way of coping; and The influence of the hospice culture. Sub-themes that emerge within each case study vary due to the individual nature of the experience of the role. Themes are explored in light of current theory and findings. This was to note the similarities and differences of this specific sub-group of volunteers compared to others found in the literature reviewed for this study. As there is a scarcity of literature pertaining specifically to hospice volunteers, the study depends mostly on writings pertaining to hospice staff and volunteers in general.
A summary and integration of the core findings of the three case studies is given and their similarities and differences are explored. How some of the different themes interlink is also discussed. Although various sub-themes found in the individual case studies are significant to the individual cases, some of them can be incorporated into common themes when looking at the volunteers as a group. The strengths and limitations of the study are discussed as well as recommendations for the hospice organisation and further research. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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A conceptual model of volunteer well-being: a hermeneutic phenomenological studyFurtak, Aleksandra Maria 11 1900 (has links)
Bibliography: leaves 241-295 / Text in English with summaries in English, Afrikaans and Setswana / This study, to enhance understanding of volunteer well-being and to develop a
conceptual model of volunteer well-being through an in-depth exploration of
volunteers’ work–life experiences, was guided by an interest in volunteering as well
as curiosity about well-being as a concept. My perception of the importance of
volunteering for our society was based on first-hand knowledge of a volunteering
context operating in the Gauteng health sector, as well as the volunteering literature,
which confirmed its importance and encouraged me to conduct research on this
resource. The literature on well-being highlights its importance for employees in
particular and organisations in general and thus justifies the study. The literature also
supported my preference for conducting this research on volunteer well-being from a
qualitative perspective. Further motivation for the research was provided by my
awareness of the challenging nature of the volunteering context as well as the adverse
personal circumstances of the volunteers. Accordingly, recognising the importance of
well-being in volunteers, I was prompted to dedicate attention to this dynamic work
context.
To achieve its aim, in this research I applied a qualitative research approach and a
hermeneutic (interpretive) phenomenological research methodology. In-depth
interviews were used to explore the work–life experiences of eight volunteers and a
phenomenological hermeneutical analytic process was used to analyse the data. The
data were further contextualised and the findings supported by the relevant well-being
literature. Based on the findings, a conceptual model of volunteer well-being was
constructed. This model enhances our understanding of volunteer well-being,
ultimately contributing to knowledge and practice in the field of volunteering. / Die hoofdoel van hierdie studie was om die begrip van vrywilligerswelstand te
bevorder en om ’n konseptuele model van vrywilligerswelstand te ontwikkel
deur ’n omvattende ondersoek van vrywilligers se werklewe-ervarings. Die
studie was gelei deur ’n belangstelling in vrywilligerswerk en ‘n nuuskierigheid oor
welstand as ’n konsep. My waarneming van die belangrikheid van vrywilligerswerk vir
ons samelewing is gebaseer op eerstehandse kennis van ’n vrywilligerskonteks in die
Gautengse gesondheidsektor en die literatuur oor vrywilligersdienslewering, wat die
belangrikheid daarvan bevestig het en my aangemoedig het om navorsing oor hierdie
hulpbron te doen. Die literatuur oor welstand beklemtoon veral die belangrikheid
daarvan vir werknemers en organisasies oor die algemeen, en regverdig dus die
studie. Die literatuur het ook my voorkeur om hierdie navorsing oor vrywilligers se
welstand vanuit ’n kwalitatiewe perspektief te benader, ondersteun. My bewustheid
van die uitdagende aard van die vrywilligerskonteks asook die ongunstige persoonlike
omstandighede van die vrywilligers het my verder gemotiveer om die navorsing te
doen. Dienooreenkomstig, as erkenning van die belangrikheid daarvan om vrywilligers
se welstand te fasiliteer, is ek geïnspireer om aandag te skenk aan hierdie dinamiese
werkskonteks.
Om hierdie doel te bereik het ek ’n kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenadering en ’n
hermeneutiese (verklarende) fenomenologiese navorsingsmetodologie in hierdie
navorsingsprojek gebruik. Indiepte onderhoude is gebruik om die werklewe-ervarings
van agt vrywilligers te ondersoek, en ’n fenomenologiese, hermeneutiese, analitiese
proses is gebruik om die data te ontleed. Die data is verder gekontekstualiseer en die
bevindings is deur die tersaaklike literatuur ondersteun. ’n Konseptuele model van
vrywilligerwelstand is op grond van hierdie bevindinge opgestel. Hierdie model
bevorder ons begrip van vrywilligerswelstand, en lewer sodoende ’n bydrae tot die
kennis en ervaring op die terrein van vrywilligerswerk. / Thutopatlisiso eno ya go tlhama sekao sa kgopolo sa boithaopi go tswa mo
mogopolong wa seemo se se amogelesegang sa botshelo ka go sekaseka go ya
kwa botennye, maitemogelo a tiro a baithaopi, e kaetswe ke kgatlhego mo
boithaoping, keletso ya go itse ka ga mogopolo wa seemo se se amogelesegang sa
botshelo le dikwalo tse di ka ga boithaopi. Kitso e e tseneletseng ya bokao jwa
boithaopi jo bo dirang mo lephateng la boitekanelo la Gauteng, gammogo le dikwalo
tsa boithaopi, di tlhomamisitse botlhokwa jwa boithaopi mo setšhabeng sa gaetsho
mme tsa nthotloetsa go dira patlisiso ka ntlha eno. Go tlaleletsa, thutopatlisiso eno e
tlhomamisitswe ke dikwalo tse di ka ga seemo se se amogelesegang le botlhokwa jwa
seemo se se amogelesegang sa botshelo se se totileng badiri ka bo bona le ditheo
ka kakaretso. Dikwalo gape di tshegeditse tlhopho ya me ya go dira patlisiso ka ga
seemo se se amogelesegang sa botshelo jwa baithaopi ka mogopolo wa go batla go
batlisisa mabaka a a bakang seemo se se rileng. Thotloetso e nngwe ya patlisiso e
tlisitswe ke temogo ya me ya dikgwetlho tsa boithaopi gammogo le maemo a a sa
amogelesegeng a baithaopi. Fela jalo, ka go lemoga botlhokwa jwa go gokaganya
seemo se se amogelesegang sa botshelo mo baithaoping, ke ne ke patelesega go
tota mofuta ono wa tiro.
Go fitlhelela maikaelelo ano, patlisiso eno e dirisitse mokgwa wa patlisiso o o
lebelelang mabaka a a rotloetsang ntlha e e rileng (qualititative research) le mokgwa
wa patlisiso o o ranolang (hermeneutic phenomological research methodology). Go
dirisitswe dipotsolotso tse di tseneletseng go sekaseka maitemogelo a tiro a baithaopi
mme ga dirisiwa thulaganyo ya tshekatsheko ya phenomenological hermeneutial go
sekaseka tshedimosetso. Tshedimosetso e ne ya bewa ka bokao mme diphitlhelelo
tsa tshegediwa ka dikwalo tse di maleba. Go ikaegilwe mo diphitlhelelong tseno, go
ne ga thalwa sekao sa kgopolo sa seemo se se amogelesegang sa botshelo jwa
baithaopi. Go tshitshinngwa gore go dirisiwe sekao seno go dirisa ka botlalo le go
netefatsa go nnela leruri ga tiro ya baithaopi, gore kwa bokhutlong go tshwaelwe mo
kitsong le mo tirong mo lephateng la boithaopi. / Psychology / D. Phil. (Psychology)
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