Volunteers
Conditions
Keywords
knowledge and skills, motivation, self-efficacy, satisfaction
Brief summary
This project was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the competence training program in improving the knowledge and skills of volunteer work, the motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with volunteer work among older volunteers.
Detailed description
A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the effects of a 3-month comprehensive competence training program in improving the knowledge and skills of volunteer work, the motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with volunteer work among older volunteers. Using convenience sampling, 10 senior activity centers with 162 older volunteers were recruited and cluster-randomized to the intervention group (5 centers) or wait-list comparison group (5 centers). The intervention group received a 3-hour weekly course training session in four consecutive weeks and provided services to community-dwelling older adults for two months; the comparison group provided their routine services at senior activity centers. Data were collected at baseline, one month, and three months into the study.
Interventions
OTHERCompetence training program
A 3-hour weekly course training session in four consecutive weeks and provided services to community-dwelling older adults for two months.
OTHERControl
This group provided their routine services at senior activity centers.
Sponsors
Kaohsiung Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* older adults age ≥ 65 * able to read and write in Chinese * being a volunteer at the senior activity center for at least 1 month
Exclusion criteria
* illiterate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| knowledge and skills of volunteer work | 3 months | measured by the Older Volunteer Competency Scale. It has 30 items with 3 sub-scales. Each item is measured by a 10-point Likert scale. The item scores represent the perceived improvement needed by the respondents with higher scores indicating more needed improvements. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| motivation for volunteering | 3 months | measured by the Volunteer Functions Inventory. It contains 30 items in 6 sub-scales to assess volunteers' motivational functions. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates a greater importance of that motive. |
| self-efficacy | 3 months | measured by the Volunteers' Self-efficacy Questionnaire. It contains 25 items measuring four dimensions. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates better self-efficacy. |
| satisfaction with volunteer work | 3 months | measured by the Working Satisfaction Scale. It is comprised of 13 items assessing 3 dimensions. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates higher satisfaction with volunteer work. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed