Exploration and Analysis of Volunteers’ Participation in Hospice Care Service Mode from the Perspective of Multiple Mutual Aid / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

In an aging society, the coexistence of multiple diseases among the elderly is prominent, and the prevalence of malignant tumors continues to rise.It has positive practical significance that improving the quality of life of dying patients and developing hospice care. Based on welfare multivariate theory, volunteers joining the hospice care team is conducive to the diversified development of the hospice care. By carrying out voluntary services and giving dignity to the dying, the quality of death can be improved and social support can be reflected. Based on the theory of mutual aid, volunteer participation in hospice care services is conducive to promoting the improvement of social spiritual civilization and achieving a virtuous cycle of intergenerational mutual aid. The mode of volunteer participation in hospice care service is still being gradually explored. This paper aimed to propose that the government introduces relevant voluntary service policies to build a good social atmosphere; based on the knowledge, belief and practice model, carry out education and training for volunteers and promote the overall coordinated development of the service team; put forward suggestions on improving the volunteer service mechanism by reaching confidentiality agreements, and improving the willingness of the dying and their families to accept volunteer services, so as to provide reference for the sustainable development of hospice care.