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. 2013 May 31;5(3):287–293. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000355

Table 2.

Volunteer activities in hospices and families’ homes

Volunteer activity N (%; 95% CIs)* hospices reporting volunteers undertake activity
Greeting people coming into the hospice 22 (73; 56 to 86)
Recreational activities with siblings in the hospice (not art/music therapy) 22 (73; 56 to 86)
Serving meals and/or drinks in the hospice 20 (67; 49 to 81)
Recreational activities with affected children/young adults in the hospice (not art/music therapy) 18 (60; 42 to 75)
Assisting with social outings (volunteers based in the hospice) 18 (60; 42 to 75)
Helping affected children/young adults use hospice facilities 17 (57; 39 to 73)
Driving (volunteers based in the hospice) 17 (57; 39 to 73)
Beauty therapy or hairdressing in the hospice 14 (47; 30 to 64)
Giving emotional care to affected children/young adults in the hospice 11 (37; 22 to 55)
Giving emotional care to families in the hospice 9 (30; 17 to 48)
Running errands (eg, shopping) (volunteers based in the hospice) 9 (30; 17 to 48)
Babysitting siblings in the hospice 9 (30; 17 to 48)
Giving physical care to affected children/young adults (eg, turning, lifting and bathing) in the hospice 7 (23; 12 to 41)
Recreational activities with siblings in families’ homes 7 (23; 12 to 41)
Recreational activities with affected children/young adults in families’ homes 5 (17; 7 to 34)
Assisting with social outings (volunteers working in families’ homes) 5 (17; 7 to 34)
Driving (volunteers working in families’ homes) 5 (17; 7 to 34)
Escorting families on hospital appointments (volunteers working in families’ homes) 4 (13; 5 to 30)
Giving emotional care to affected children/young adults in families’ homes 4 (13; 5 to 30)
Housework (volunteers based in families’ homes) 4 (13; 5 to 30)
Sitting with children in the last hours of life in the hospice 3 (10; 4 to 26)
Taking/collecting from school (volunteers based in families’ homes) 3 (10; 4 to 26)
Giving emotional care to families in families’ homes 3 (10; 4 to 26)
Running errands (volunteers based in families’ homes) 3 (10; 4 to 26)
Giving advice and information to families in the hospice 2 (7; 2 to 21)
Cooking (volunteers based in families’ homes) 2 (7; 2 to 21)
Babysitting affected children/young adults/siblings in families’ homes 1 (3; 1 to 17)
Sitting with children in the last hours of life in families’ homes 1 (3; 1 to 17)

*Percentages are based on the number of hospices responding to each question.