Stress load and volunteer motivation of patient volunteers in Fangcang shelter hospitals in Shanghai, China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to assess the volunteer motivation and stress load of patient volunteers in the Fangcang shelter hospitals (FSHs), examine their associations, and explore the potential influence factors of volunteer motivation.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey conducted from 21 April to 20 May 2022.

Setting

Questionnaires were collected from patient volunteers selected by random cluster sampling in the FSHs in Shanghai, China.

Participants

197 participants who met the inclusion criteria as patients who were asymptomatic or presenting with mild symptoms in the FSHs and who volunteered to assist with routine work under quarantined settings.

Outcome measures

We investigated sociodemographic information, stress load and volunteer motivation th

SUBMITTER: Gu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature