Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review

The objective of this scoping review was to identify published and unpublished reports that described volunteer programs in the emergency department (ED) and determine how these programs impacted patient experiences or outcomes. Electronic searches of Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Co...

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Autores principales:	Sophie Glanz, Brittany Ellis, Shelley McLeod, Cameron Thompson, Don Melady, Michelle Nelson
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Publicado:	The Beryl Institute 2019
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7ca5da2c125941a6a3f4a8e6d16be4a72021-11-15T04:28:53ZVolunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review2372-0247https://doaj.org/article/7ca5da2c125941a6a3f4a8e6d16be4a72019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pxjournal.org/journal/vol6/iss3/13https://doaj.org/toc/2372-0247The objective of this scoping review was to identify published and unpublished reports that described volunteer programs in the emergency department (ED) and determine how these programs impacted patient experiences or outcomes. Electronic searches of Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and CINAHL were conducted and reference lists were hand-searched. A grey literature search was also conducted. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, reviewed full text articles, and extracted data. The search strategy yielded 4,589 potentially relevant citations; 87 reports were included in the review. Volunteer activities were categorized as non-clinical tasks (e.g., provision of meals/snacks, comfort items and mobility assistance), navigation, emotional support/communication, and administrative duties. 52 (59.8%) programs had general volunteers in the ED and 35 (40.2%) had volunteers targeting a specific patient population, including pediatrics, geriatrics, patients with mental health and addiction issues and other vulnerable populations. 18 (20.6%) programs included an evaluative component describing how ED volunteers affected patient experiences and outcomes. Patient satisfaction, follow-up and referral rates, ED hospital costs and length of stay, subsequent ED visits, medical complications, and malnutrition in the hospital were all reported to be positively affected by volunteers in the ED. These findings demonstrate the important role volunteers play in enhancing patient and caregiver experience in the ED. Future volunteer engagement programs should be formally described and evaluated to share their success and experience with others interested in implementing similar programs in the ED. <strong>Experience Framework</strong> This article is associated with the Infrastructure & Governance<strong> </strong>lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (<a href="http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework">http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework</a>)<strong></strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/PXSEARCH#resource-list-all/?view_28_page=1&view_28_filters=%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_38%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22PXJ%20Article%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_20%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_40%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%2C%22Infrastructure%20%26%20Governance%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_41%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%5D">Access other PXJ articles</a> related to this lens.</li> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/Ecosystem-InfrastructureGovernance">Access other resources</a> related to this lens.</li> </ul>Sophie GlanzBrittany EllisShelley McLeodCameron ThompsonDon MeladyMichelle NelsonThe Beryl Institutearticlevolunteerspatient experienceemergency departmentMedicine (General)R5-920Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPatient Experience Journal (2019)
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spellingShingle	volunteers patient experience emergency department Medicine (General) R5-920 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Sophie Glanz Brittany Ellis Shelley McLeod Cameron Thompson Don Melady Michelle Nelson Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review
description	The objective of this scoping review was to identify published and unpublished reports that described volunteer programs in the emergency department (ED) and determine how these programs impacted patient experiences or outcomes. Electronic searches of Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and CINAHL were conducted and reference lists were hand-searched. A grey literature search was also conducted. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, reviewed full text articles, and extracted data. The search strategy yielded 4,589 potentially relevant citations; 87 reports were included in the review. Volunteer activities were categorized as non-clinical tasks (e.g., provision of meals/snacks, comfort items and mobility assistance), navigation, emotional support/communication, and administrative duties. 52 (59.8%) programs had general volunteers in the ED and 35 (40.2%) had volunteers targeting a specific patient population, including pediatrics, geriatrics, patients with mental health and addiction issues and other vulnerable populations. 18 (20.6%) programs included an evaluative component describing how ED volunteers affected patient experiences and outcomes. Patient satisfaction, follow-up and referral rates, ED hospital costs and length of stay, subsequent ED visits, medical complications, and malnutrition in the hospital were all reported to be positively affected by volunteers in the ED. These findings demonstrate the important role volunteers play in enhancing patient and caregiver experience in the ED. Future volunteer engagement programs should be formally described and evaluated to share their success and experience with others interested in implementing similar programs in the ED. <strong>Experience Framework</strong> This article is associated with the Infrastructure & Governance<strong> </strong>lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (<a href="http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework">http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework</a>)<strong></strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/PXSEARCH#resource-list-all/?view_28_page=1&view_28_filters=%5B%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_38%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22PXJ%20Article%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_20%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_40%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%2C%22Infrastructure%20%26%20Governance%22%5D%7D%2C%7B%22field%22%3A%22field_41%22%2C%22operator%22%3A%22is%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D%5D">Access other PXJ articles</a> related to this lens.</li> <li><a href="https://www.theberylinstitute.org/page/Ecosystem-InfrastructureGovernance">Access other resources</a> related to this lens.</li> </ul>
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author	Sophie Glanz Brittany Ellis Shelley McLeod Cameron Thompson Don Melady Michelle Nelson
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title	Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review
title_short	Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review
title_full	Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review
title_fullStr	Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review
title_full_unstemmed	Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review
title_sort	volunteer contributions in the emergency department: a scoping review
publisher	The Beryl Institute
publishDate	2019
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Volunteer contributions in the emergency department: A scoping review

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