| dc.description.abstract | Background: Volunteering is a common concept used in various disciplines including in
the health care context. Nursing plays a role in volunteering concept development.
However, the use of volunteering concept is still interchangeable. The clear definition
concept about volunteering will promote the improvement in healthcare system quality.
Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the volunteering concept in the health care context
using Rodger’s evolutionary concept analysis.
Methods: This study used a literature review for collecting the exemplars. Researchers
used articles published in 2010-2020 in ScienceDirect, PubMed, Web of Science, and
Google Scholar. Articles were searched using OR and AND. The keywords and MeSH
used were “Volunteering OR Volunteerism OR volunteers AND Health OR Care OR
Nursing” in the title, abstract, and keyword articles. Inclusion criteria were full articles in
English. Rodger’s evolutionary concept analysis was implemented in this study with six
steps.
Results: This study used 39 eligible articles analyzed by providing codes of each article
and then classified them in attributes, antecedents, and consequences of concept. Five
attributes of volunteering, namely, giving help freely, as long-term planned, as giving a
benefit to another individual, group, or organization, as working at a formal organization,
and as a long-life activity were found. Antecedents of volunteering include motivation,
social demographic, and philanthropic behavior. The consequences of volunteering were
consequences for volunteers, patients, and the health care system.
Conclusion: Volunteering is a complex concept and many surrogate concepts have
similar definitions. The attributes are still debatable and need to be explored. Also, the
consequences of volunteering are still rarely discussed in a particular health care system
context. Further studies need to analyze the measurement of volunteering development
based on the nursing theory framework and explore the consequences of volunteering in
the health care system related to the nursing care context. | en_US |
