Table 2.
The burden characteristics of the survey participants (N = 435) measured by the BCHV tool*
| Item | Mean | SD** | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I feel the low participation by the community residents in planned healthcare activities impacts on my role. |
3.01 |
(± 0.98) |
433 |
| 2. I feel I lack support from members of the community residents in carrying out my role |
2.43 |
(± 0.98) |
434 |
| 3. Misunderstanding by the community residents about the health service availability affects my role. |
2.58 |
(± 1.03) |
434 |
| 4. I feel the presence of fraudulent groups in Taiwan makes my role as a health care volunteer more difficult. |
2.71 |
(± 1.20) |
433 |
| 5. I feel the adaptation courses provided for volunteers did not adequately help me to conduct my role. |
2.40 |
(± 1.10) |
433 |
| 6. I feel the lack of volunteers makes my role more difficult. |
2.86 |
(± 1.18) |
431 |
| 7. I feel the benefits for volunteers are inadequate. |
2.37 |
(± 1.33) |
432 |
| 8. I feel my role is affected by missing or broken equipment. |
2.48 |
(± 1.07) |
433 |
| 9. I feel the difficulty associated with completing the required paper work impacts on my role. |
2.62 |
(± 1.15) |
432 |
| 10. I feel the frequent change of supervising strategies of the health government impacts on my role. |
2.53 |
(± 1.22) |
433 |
| 11. I feel that I have too many community activities to conduct to be effective. |
2.17 |
(± 1.10) |
432 |
| 12. I feel the courses provided for volunteers did not adequately prepare me for the health problems I manage. |
2.56 |
(± 1.07) |
426 |
| 13. I find it difficult to communicate among some of the community residents, such as immigrant residents, and this makes my role harder. |
2.52 |
(± 1.05) |
427 |
| 14. I am unclear about the expectations of my role. |
1.70 |
(± 0.90) |
427 |
| 15. I feel lack of communication and/or interaction with other volunteers makes my role more difficult. |
1.60 |
(± 0.76) |
428 |
| 16. I feel that the dangers associated with the health services and home care impact on my role. |
1.59 |
(± 0.77) |
428 |
| 17. I feel physically exhausted due to my volunteer role. |
1.66 |
(± 0.82) |
427 |
| 18. I feel the lack support of my family makes my role more difficult. |
1.43 |
(± 0.75) |
429 |
| 19. I feel it is difficult to arrange health schedules during holidays. |
2.28 |
(± 0.97) |
429 |
| 20. Overall, I feel the burdens associated with the volunteer’s role are heavy. |
2.11 |
(± 0.87) |
428 |
| Overall mean sum of burdens |
45.6 |
(± 11.5) |
425 |
| range |
20-85 |
|
|
| Overall mean of single burdens | 2.28 | (± 0.58) | 425 |
*BCHV = Burden on Community Health Volunteers; Each item was assessed from 1 = never, 2 = seldom, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = always;
**SD = standard deviation.