1Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, St George's, University of London and, Kingston University, London, United Kingdom.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2014 Feb;29(1):8-17. doi: 10.1177/1533317513505135. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
This systematic review aims to examine the differences and similarities between the various types of volunteer mentoring (befriending, mentoring and peer support) and to identify the benefits for carers and volunteers. Literature searching was performed using 8 electronic databases, gray literature, and reference list searching of relevant systematic reviews. Searches were carried out in January 2013. Four studies fitted the inclusion criteria, with 3 investigating peer support and 1 befriending for carers. Quantitative findings highlighted a weak but statistically significant (P =.04) reduction in depression after 6 months of befriending. Qualitative findings highlighted the value carers placed on the volunteer mentors' experiential similarity. Matching was not essential for the development of successful volunteer mentoring relationships. In conclusion, the lack of need for matching and the importance of experiential similarity deserve further investigation. However, this review highlights a lack of demonstrated efficacy of volunteer mentoring for carers of people with dementia.
本系统评价旨在研究各种类型的志愿者指导（陪伴、指导和同伴支持）之间的差异和相似之处，并确定其对护理人员和志愿者的益处。使用 8 个电子数据库、灰色文献和相关系统评价的参考文献搜索进行文献检索。搜索于 2013 年 1 月进行。有 4 项研究符合纳入标准，其中 3 项研究为同伴支持，1 项为陪伴护理人员。定量研究结果表明，陪伴 6 个月后抑郁程度有轻微但统计学上显著的（P =.04）降低。定性研究结果强调了护理人员对志愿者导师经验相似性的重视。匹配对于成功的志愿者指导关系的发展并非必要条件。总之，不需要匹配和经验相似性的重要性值得进一步研究。然而，本综述强调了志愿者指导对痴呆患者护理人员的疗效缺乏证据支持。
