Table 1 List of items/needs that emerged in Phase I
From: Cancer patients’ needs for volunteer services during Covid-19: a mixed-method exploratory study
List of items/needs that emerged |
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A volunteer who… |
1. … keeps me company during hospitalisation |
2. … reassures my relatives about my physical and psychological conditions when I can’t see them |
3. … goes food shopping in my place |
4. … accompanies me to check up or treatments when I am inside the hospital |
5. … comes to my house and takes me to check ups or treatments |
6. … gives me information at the entrance of the hospital |
7. … gives me information about my clinical path |
8. … carries out little errands (to go to the post office or pharmacy, to go and buy the newspaper, to take the dog for a walk, etc.) |
9. … keeps me company at home |
10. … listens to me when I need it |
11. … helps me to buy post-operative materials |
12. … helps me economically when I buy post-operative materials |
13. … helps my relatives with accommodation |
14. … helps my relatives to orient themselves outside the hospital |
15. … helps me in web activities at home |
16. … comes with me to cultural and recreational events |
17. … helps me with drainages at home |
18. … teaches me how to use a laptop, tablet or smartphone at home |
19. … makes me lunch when I’m not well |
20. … helps me in caring for the children when I’m not well |
21. … helps my children with homework when I’m not well |
22. … carries out little errands for my relatives when I can’t |
23. … keeps me company during hospitalisation |
24. … is available to speak by video call |
25. … takes a walk with me |
26. … greets me when I arrive at hospital |
27. … helps me to understand the doctor’s directions better |
28. … shares his/her passions (for ex. Needlework, board games, etc.) with me |
29. … reads aloud to me |
30. … helps me with housekeeping |
31. … stays at home with me after operations |
32. … gives me information about the path I have to take |
33. … is the middle-man between health staff and me |
34. … gives me emotional support |
35. … keeps me company in the evenings |
36. … comes with me to do food shopping |
37. … helps me to understand my rights as patient |
38. … helps me to organise my free time |
39. … will be there for me when they unplug the machines that keep me alive |