Claxton-Oldfield Stephen, Claxton-Oldfield Jane
Mount Allison University, Psychology Department, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008 Apr-May;25(2):121-6. doi: 10.1177/1049909107312593.
This paper examines 4 common problems that many hospice palliative care volunteers in Canada (and the United States) encounter, namely, being underutilized, being placed with a patient too late in the patient's illness, feeling undervalued by some members of the medical staff, and not being able to do more to help patients and their families. The implications of each of these problems are discussed along with suggestions for overcoming them. Finally, some ideas for future research are proposed.
本文探讨了加拿大（以及美国）许多临终关怀与姑息治疗志愿者所面临的4个常见问题，即未得到充分利用、在患者病程过晚时才被安排照顾患者、感到被一些医务人员轻视，以及无法为患者及其家人提供更多帮助。文中讨论了每个问题的影响，并提出了克服这些问题的建议。最后，还提出了一些未来研究的思路。
