Retention of volunteers and factors influencing program performance of the Senior Care Volunteers Training Program in Jiangsu, China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:As the country with the largest aging population, China faces an enormous challenge with its elderly support and care. One of the proposed solutions is the development of volunteerism for elderly care. The Senior Care Volunteers Training Program (SCVTP) was initiated by the Red Cross Society of China with the purpose of training volunteers to care for community seniors. As one of the four pilot provinces, Jiangsu Province launched the program since 2017. AIMS:The present study was conducted to investigate the dropout rate of trained volunteer group leaders, the characteristics of the retained trained volunteer group leaders and the activities that their groups conducted. Additionally, the exploration of the factors influencing the SCVTP's performance was listed as another aim. M

SUBMITTER: Chen HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416946 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature