Exploring Volunteers' Experiences in Health TAPESTRY

NCT03453450 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 4301
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 89
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is meant to evaluate the Health TAPESTRY volunteer program. The objective of this study is to explore volunteer experiences in Health TAPESTRY in terms of implementation and to understand how participation in Health TAPESTRY as a volunteer is related to compassion, self-reported physical activity, quality of life, and attitudes toward older adults.

Conditions

Volunteers

Keywords

Primary Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Volunteers' Experiences

  Volunteers' and volunteer coordinators' perceptions about their experiences in Health TAPESTRY overall, and specifically in regards to their understanding of their role; the training that was offered and how it did or did not support them in carrying out their role effectively; the process of engagement in the program from onboarding through the volunteer coordination to conducting home visits with clients; and the perceived outcomes of volunteering, including the impact of volunteering on their own health and wellness. This will be collected through qualitative data: focus groups for volunteers and interviews for volunteer coordinators at the 12-month mark, and volunteer narratives which are written post-client-visits.

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue

  Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 months

• Physical Activity

  Baseline, 12 months

• Quality of Life

  Baseline, 12 months

• Attitudes Toward Older Adults

  Baseline, 12 months

• Empathy

  Baseline, 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Health TAPESTRY volunteers

Volunteers in a primary care setting connecting with Health TAPESTRY clients

Health TAPESTRY Volunteer Coordinators

The coordinators of volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Study participants are drawn from the Health TAPESTRY volunteer pool. All Health TAPESTRY volunteers will be invited into the evaluation, however only those volunteers who choose to take part in the evaluative component of the program will be included in the analysis. Although we aim to include as many Health TAPESTRY volunteers as possible, an achievable target is set at half of the volunteers (approximately 17) in each of the 6 sites being involved in the research component. The Volunteer Coordinator (VC) in each site will also be invited to attend an interview. The day-to-day management of volunteers within each site is managed by a VC from the Canadian Red Cross. The VC is the first contact for volunteers, and also the primary conduit that connects volunteers with clients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McMaster University: lead
• Canadian Red Cross: collaborator
• David Braley: collaborator
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

David Braley Health Sciences Centre, McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Doug Oliver, MSc,MD,CCFP

  McMaster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Dee Mangin, MBChB,DPH,FRN

  McMaster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2018
• First Posted: March 5, 2018
• Study Start: March 13, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 24, 2020
• Study Completion: September 24, 2020
• Last Updated: December 21, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)