Factors Affecting Satisfaction Levels of Japanese Volunteers in Meal Delivery Services for the Elderly

Yanagisawa, Hisayo; Sakakibara, Hisataka

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00731.x

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“…However, this could be skewed by the double-counting of Japanese workers who have two or more employers in the OECD statistics 18. The characteristics of healthcare systems do not explain divergent national practices regarding home-delivered meals, perhaps because this service is often provided by welfare services instead, as in Japan 19. Moreover, in Japan, meal preparation can also be part of the duties of paid home helpers.…”

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Use of healthcare services and assistive devices among centenarians: results of the cross-sectional, international 5-COOP study

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ObjectivesTo measure the use of healthcare services and assistive devices by centenarians in five countries.DesignCross-sectional study using a survey questionnaire.SettingCommunity-dwelling and institutionalised centenarians living in Japan, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark.Participants1253 participants aged 100 or in their 100th year of life, of whom 1004 (80.1%) were female and 596 (47.6%) lived in institutions.Main outcome measuresRecent use of medical visits, nursing care at home, home-delivered meals, acute care hospital stays overnight, professional assessments such as sight tests, mobility aids and other assistive devices. A set of national healthcare system indicators was collected to help interpret differences between countries.ResultsThere was considerable variability in the healthcare services and assistive devices used by centenarians depending on their country and whether they were community-dwelling or institutionalised. In contrast to the relatively homogeneous rates of hospitalisation in the past year (around 20%), community-dwelling centenarians reported widely ranging rates of medical visits in the past 3 months (at least one visit, from 32.2% in Japan to 86.6% in France). The proportion of community-dwellers using a mobility device to get around indoors (either a walking aid or a wheelchair) ranged from 48.3% in Japan to 79.2% in Sweden. Participants living in institutions and reporting the use of a mobility device ranged from 78.6% in Japan to 98.2% in Denmark.ConclusionsOur findings suggest major differences in care received by centenarians across countries. Some may result from the characteristics of national healthcare systems, especially types of healthcare insurance coverage and the amounts of specific resources available. However, unexplored factors also seem to be at stake and may be partly related to personal health and cultural differences.

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Use of healthcare services and assistive devices among centenarians: results of the cross-sectional, international 5-COOP study

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“…Volunteering can also help maintain good mental health and foster a greater sense of community, especially within the elderly population (Warburton and Winterton 2017). Past research has shown that good relationships with other volunteers and staff were correlated with greater satisfaction of volunteer work (Yanagisawa and Sakakibara 2008). Mirosa et al (2016) study of volunteers in a food rescue social enterprise in New Zealand also highlighted the value of social benefits (alongside altruistic emotional benefits) for volunteers.…”

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Understanding Motivations for Volunteering in Food Insecurity and Food Upcycling Projects

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For non-profit organizations relying on volunteers to operate, investigations into the motivations of volunteerism are critical to attract new volunteers and to support the current ones. This study looked at volunteerism in the not-for-profit project The SEED in Ontario, Canada, which is looking to address food insecurity through a new social enterprise project that will create value-added “upcycled” products from second-grade produce while offering training opportunities for youth facing barriers to employment. The aims of this paper were to explore why volunteers chose to offer their time to this project and to gauge the current volunteers’ interest in volunteering with the organization’s new “Upcycle Kitchen”. Thirty-seven volunteers responded to a self-administered survey. They reported altruism, self-development, and social life improvement as their main motivations for volunteering. The volunteers expressed enthusiasm toward the Upcycle Kitchen initiative, which seems to be attributable to the multidimensional, creative, and educational aspects of the project. Tackling food insecurity and reducing the environmental impact of food waste are values which would most likely influence the respondents’ willingness to volunteer in food upcycling activities. We believe that this study is a good model to learn about the many facets of volunteerism for social enterprises developing upcycling-based food projects.

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“…31 Thus, it is possible to highlight the importance of interpersonal relationships for the volunteer workers which allow the creation of meaningful connections. But volunteer work goes beyond these interpersonal relationships, enabling individuals to acquire knowledge and reflect on their values and the world they inhabit, allowing new relationships to develop.…”

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“…Thus, working with this public implies a respect for the characteristics of children with cancer, who focus on the present moment, as they deal with illness in a positive way most of the time 31 For the toy library volunteers, learning goes beyond the physical and psychological characteristics of the child. There is also the possibility of expanding knowledge in various areas of knowledge, in addition to developing new skills.…”

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From donation to self-reflection: living of volunteers of a toy library for children with cancer

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Objective: To understand what it means to be a volunteer in a cancer-affected children care unit´s toy library, located within the state of São Paulo. Method: Phenomenological study based on the assumptions related to the analysis of the stated phenomenon's structure, with eleven volunteers to be interviewed upon a guiding question: "What does it feel like to be a volunteer in a toy library used by children with cancer?". Results: From the volunteer's answers, three theme categories arose: self-oriented relations, group-oriented relations and world-oriented relations. Conclusion and implications for practice: Being a volunteer embraces diverse relationships that contribute to the self-knowledge of the individual, making it possible to review concepts, beliefs, values, according to the new times in which we live There is a need for volunteer empowerment for work as well as mental health care.Nurses play a fundamental role in this context. Keywords:Volunteers; Play and playthings; Neoplasms; Child; Nursing.resumo Objetivo: Compreender o significado de ser voluntário de uma brinquedoteca em uma casa de apoio para crianças com câncer.Método: Estudo fenomenológico a partir das premissas da análise da estrutura do fenômeno situado, com 11 voluntários entrevistados, a partir da questão norteadora: "Como é ser voluntário de uma brinquedoteca para crianças com câncer?". resumen Objetivo: Comprender el significado de ser un voluntario de una sala de juegos en una casa de apoyo para niños con cáncer.Método: Estudio fenomenológico de las hipótesis del análisis de la estructura del fenómeno situado, llevado a cabo con 11 voluntarios entrevistados a partir de la pregunta: "¿Cómo es ser voluntariado de una sala de juegos para niños con cáncer?". Resultados:Emergieron tres categorías temáticas: relaciones con si mismo; relaciones con el grupo; y relaciones con el mundo.Conclusión e implicaciones para la práctica: Ser voluntario abarca relaciones diversas que contribuyen al autoconocimiento del individuo, posibilitando revisar conceptos, creencias y valores, de acuerdo con los nuevos tiempos en que vivimos. Hay necesidad de capacitación de los voluntarios para el trabajo y también cuidados con relación a la salud mental. El enfermero tiene un papel fundamental en este contexto.

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Factors Affecting Satisfaction Levels of Japanese Volunteers in Meal Delivery Services for the Elderly

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

Use of healthcare services and assistive devices among centenarians: results of the cross-sectional, international 5-COOP study

Use of healthcare services and assistive devices among centenarians: results of the cross-sectional, international 5-COOP study

Understanding Motivations for Volunteering in Food Insecurity and Food Upcycling Projects

From donation to self-reflection: living of volunteers of a toy library for children with cancer

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