Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Suite 400, Pain Medicine, Centre Commons Building, 5750 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA,
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2013 Nov;17(11):376. doi: 10.1007/s11916-013-0376-1.
Volunteer services can be effectively used to provide valuable supportive services to patients with cancer and their family. Providing companionship, a sense of self-worth, information, and respite care are among the important services typically provided by volunteers through outpatient, inpatient, and hospice services. Supportive benefits have been linked with reduced symptoms and may even enhance survival. Offering inpatient and outpatient respite services provides needed relief for family caregivers. Complementary therapies may also be provided through volunteer services, with research studies consistently showing benefits from Reiki and animal-assisted therapy offered through volunteer care.
志愿者服务可以有效地为癌症患者及其家属提供有价值的支持服务。志愿者通过门诊、住院和临终关怀服务，提供陪伴、自我价值感、信息和暂息护理等重要服务。支持性服务与减轻症状有关，甚至可能提高生存率。提供住院和门诊暂息服务为家庭护理人员提供了急需的缓解。志愿者服务还可以提供补充疗法，研究表明，通过志愿者护理提供的灵气疗法和动物辅助疗法都有益处。
