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The Role of the Volunteer Across the Critical Care Recovery Arc

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Similar to other chronic illness, survivors of critical illness are faced with sequelae that threaten their physical, psychological, and social well-being. At present, there is limited evidence detailing the best approach to support this patient group and their caregivers. Learning from other clinical specialties demonstrates that volunteering roles may help support improved care and patient experience. However, there is limited literature around this role within the critical care environment. This chapter details the literature in this field to date and potential volunteer roles within the critical care environment and beyond, which could be implemented and be examined in future research.

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  1. University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Tammy L. Eaton

  2. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Critical Illness Recovery Center (CIRC), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Tammy L. Eaton

  3. Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland

    Joanne McPeake

  4. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

    Joanne McPeake

  5. School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

    Leanne M. Boehm

  6. Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA

    Leanne M. Boehm

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  1. Department of Physiotherapy, Western Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Kimberley J. Haines

  2. Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater, Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK

    Joanne McPeake

  3. Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

    Carla M. Sevin

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Eaton, T.L., McPeake, J., Boehm, L.M. (2021). The Role of the Volunteer Across the Critical Care Recovery Arc. In: Haines, K.J., McPeake, J., Sevin, C.M. (eds) Improving Critical Care Survivorship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68680-2_19

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