Table 4.
Volunteers Offering Professional Skills
| Professional group | Whole dataset N=166 % (N) | Statutory services N=35 % (N) | Voluntary services N=131 % (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary therapists | 82 (130) | 69 (20) | 86 (100)* |
| Beauty therapists/hairdressers | 72 (106) | 54 (14) | 75 (82)* |
| Spiritual care workers | 64 (94) | 27 (7) | 72 (79)** |
| Mental health professionals | 42 (59) | 33 (9) | 42 (44) n.s. |
| Nurses (qualified) | 25 (34) | 19 (5) | 26 (27) n.s. |
| Physiotherapists | 15 (20) | 4 (1) | 16 (16) n.s. |
| Doctors | 11 (15) | 4 (1) | 11 (11) n.s. |
| Podiatrists | 10 (13) | 4 (1) | 11 (10) n.s. |
| Social workers | 9 (12) | 4 (1) | 10 (10) n.s. |
| Occupational therapists | 8 (10) | 0 | 8 (8) n.s. |
*χ2 tests comparing statutory organizations with voluntary organizations significant at p≤0.05.
**
χ2 test comparing statutory organizations with voluntary organizations significant at p<0.001.
n.s., χ2 tests comparing statutory organizations with voluntary organizations not significant.