Evidenced Outcome
Patient wellbeing increases as they spend more time with a volunteer
Evidence point
Increased time spent with a volunteer correlates with increased patient wellbeing.
89% of those who had volunteering support for 30+ minutes strongly agreed that the volunteer cheered them up / improved their mood, compared to 73% of those who had volunteering support for up to 30 minutes.
90% of those who had volunteering support for 30+ minutes strongly agreed that the volunteer cheered them up / improved their mood, compared to 70% of those who had volunteering support for up to 30 minutes.
Both differences are statistically significant.
(n=515: n=220 who had volunteer support for up to 30 minutes, 295 who had volunteer support for 30+ minutes)
Primary beneficiary
Patients
Partner organisation
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Volunteering role / intervention
Handholding volunteers (Theatre support)
Evidence strength
Evidence Strength meanings:
- Green - strong evidence
- Amber - Promising evidence
Compelling
Produced
November 2024