Düzgün Gönül, Kılıç Öztürk Yasemin, Polat Gökşen, Şahin Sevnaz
Vocational School First Aid and Emergency Program, Izmir Tınaztepe University, Buca, 35400 Izmir, Türkiye.
Izmir Medical Faculty，University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, 35020 Izmir, Türkiye.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Dec 23;12(24):2591. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12242591.
Volunteering is a type of support that provides high motivation and supports social participation during the active aging process without any financial reward. Volunteering services provided by an active older person not only provide free services to the community where needed but also help individuals feel valued by creating a social environment, thereby increasing their resilience. The aim of this study was to determine the views on volunteering in palliative care services among older individuals over the age of sixty who attend the Ege University of the Third Age [U3A] and outline the volunteer profile of older students after receiving palliative care training.
This study was conducted using a qualitative research method. The study population consisted of seventy students from the Ege U3A in İzmir who met the inclusion criteria. Before the training, the U3A students were given a brief pre-test about palliative care and volunteering, followed by 2-day, 16 h basic palliative care training. After the training, the students were asked to respond to written questions about volunteering in palliative care, and their responses were collected in their own handwriting. For the data analysis, a thematic content analysis was conducted using MAXQDA 20, a qualitative data analysis program.
In this study, the average age of the 70 University of the Third Age students were 67.47 (60-89) years. The participants were 75% women; 85% were married, 40% lived with their spouse, and 37.14% had been students at the University of the Third Age for 3 years. After the thematic analysis, six main themes emerged: physical and social support, educational support, medical/clinical support, financial support, spiritual support, and caregiving for pediatric patients.
In our study, it was clearly observed that older students enrolled in the Ege U3A, who had a high potential for volunteering, were willing to work voluntarily in palliative care within the limits of their physical abilities and resources. This research, which aimed to create a volunteer profile in palliative care, allowed older students to find suitable roles for themselves and increased their motivation to provide this unpaid service. Based on this, it aimed to establish an effective start and an encouraging practice for the development of a pilot study, which is needed for Türkiye.
志愿服务是一种支持形式，在积极老龄化过程中提供高度的积极性并支持社会参与，且没有任何经济回报。活跃的老年人提供的志愿服务不仅在需要的社区提供免费服务，还通过营造社会环境帮助个人感到自身有价值，从而增强他们的适应力。本研究的目的是确定参加伊兹密尔第三年龄大学（U3A）的60岁以上老年人对姑息治疗服务中志愿服务的看法，并概述接受姑息治疗培训后老年学生的志愿者概况。
本研究采用定性研究方法。研究人群包括来自伊兹密尔第三年龄大学符合纳入标准的70名学生。在培训前，第三年龄大学的学生接受了关于姑息治疗和志愿服务的简短预测试，随后进行了为期2天、共16小时的基础姑息治疗培训。培训后，要求学生回答关于姑息治疗中志愿服务的书面问题，并收集他们手写的回答。为了进行数据分析，使用定性数据分析程序MAXQDA 20进行了主题内容分析。
在本研究中，70名第三年龄大学学生的平均年龄为67.47（60 - 89）岁。参与者中75%为女性；85%已婚，40%与配偶同住，37.14%在第三年龄大学学习了3年。经过主题分析，出现了六个主要主题：身体和社会支持、教育支持、医疗/临床支持、经济支持、精神支持以及对儿科患者的护理。
在我们的研究中，清楚地观察到，参加伊兹密尔第三年龄大学、具有很高志愿服务潜力的老年学生愿意在其身体能力和资源范围内自愿参与姑息治疗工作。这项旨在创建姑息治疗志愿者概况的研究，让老年学生能够找到适合自己的角色，并增强了他们提供这种无偿服务的动力。基于此，其旨在为土耳其所需的试点研究的开展建立一个有效的开端和鼓舞人心的实践。
