A Scoping Review of Hospital Volunteer Programs for Older Adults

• Main Author: Kokorelias, Kristina
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Open Science Framework 2022
• Subjects: Medicine and Health Sciences; Faroe Islands; Canada; Greenland; Norway; New Zealand; Uruguay; Trinidad; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/3qvub; https://osf.io/3qvub/

Introduction As a result of population ageing, the majority of hospital days in North American and European hospitals are accounted for by older adults, many of whom are frail and stay longer than younger patients. Hospitals are increasingly welcoming the establishment of volunteer programs that can...