'Being with' or 'doing for'? How the role of an end-of-life volunteer befriender can impact patient wellbeing: interviews from a multiple qualitative case study (ELSA)

Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2018 March 29

Steven Dodd, Matt Hill, Nick Ockenden, Guillermo Perez Algorta, Sheila Payne, Nancy Preston, Catherine Walshe

The aim of this research was to study the impact of a volunteer-provided befriending service for people in the last year of life and their families.  The participants reported feeling less lonely, isolated and depressed or anxious.

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