Role satisfaction among community volunteers working in mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics, Waterloo Region, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unpaid community volunteers are a vital public health resource in times of crisis. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, community volunteers were mobilized to support mass vaccination efforts in many countries. To have this group's continued engagement, it is essential to understand the community volunteer experience, including the opportunities and challenges they encounter and how these contribute to their role satisfaction. This qualitative study investigated the factors contributing to community volunteers' role satisfaction at COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics in the Region of Waterloo, Canada.

Methods

Qualitative data were analyzed from 20 volunteers (aged 48-79 years) who had worked at one of four COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the Region of Waterloo, C

SUBMITTER: Tetui M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10283305 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature