Research on Hospital & Social Service Volunteers-regarding Facts and Conditions of Volunteer activities

1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 10610176
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
• Research Institution: KYUSHU UNIVERITY
• Principal Investigator: ADACHI Kiyoshi Kyushu University. Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Associate Professor, 大学院・人間環境学研究科, 助教授 (40192968)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 安立 清史 九州大学, 大学院・人間環境学研究科, 助教授 (40192968)
• Project Period (FY): 1998 – 1999
• Keywords: Hosptial volunteer / short-term volunteer / long-term volunteer / motivation of volunteer / complain of volunteer / Japan Hospital Volunteer Association / acceptance of volunteer / improving codition of volunteering

Research Abstract

We have conducted two nationwide questionnaire surveys regarding Hospital volunteers in Japan. We conducted 'Hospital Volunteer Survey' in 27 hospitals, mostly in Kanto Area in corporation with 'Kanto Area Hospital Volunteers Association' in 1998, and collected 664 results. We also conducted survey in 14 hospitals in corporation with 'Japan Hospital Volunteers Association', mostly in Kansai Area in 1999, and we collected 571 results. We identify these data are the first national scientific research results regarding Japanese Hospital Volunteers. Several distinctive features are as follows. Most volunteers are female, age from late 40s to early 70s. There are two patterns of volunteers; one is short-term volunteers who is likely to quit volunteering within a year or two. The other is long-term volunteers who continue doing longer period. We also specified motives, complains and problems on volunteering. We identified that Hospitals should pay much attention to hospital volunteers and improve conditions for doing volunteer.