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.