Table 1 Characteristics of the EoL care volunteer services in the five participating hospitals
Site A The Netherlands | Site B Norway | Site C Slovenia | Site D Spain | Site E United Kingdom | |
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Characteristics of service | |||||
Active service time (in months) Service start date | 24 April 2021 | 16 February 2022 | 16 August 2021 | 17 March 2022 | 16 November 2021 |
Total number of wards involved | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Number of volunteers active in the service at start | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
Availability (in days) | 7 | 5 (also on request during weekends and nights) | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Timeslots available | 10:00–22:00 | 08:30 – 19:00 (also nights on request) | 15:00 – 18:00 | 12.00–17.00 | 9:00–17:00 |
E-volunteering offered | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Frequency of provided supervision | Monthly | Bi-monthly | Monthly | Bi-monthly | Monthly |
Number of volunteer coordinators | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Characteristics of hospital | |||||
Geographical characteristics | Large sized city with surroundings | City with surroundings | Rural region | Large sized city with surroundings | Large sized city with surroundings |
General volunteer service active in hospital | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Number of patients supported | 47 | 13 | 10 | 103 | 203 |