COMMUNITY READINESS: IDENTIFIYING OF PALLIATIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Abstract

Volunteering is a program that involves the community to contribute significantly to the environment where they live. This program is special because volunteers are selected from the community who have a strong desire to share. Volunteers will certainly provide a sense of stability through physical contact with patients and support as well as listening and communicating. Volunteers are of course a very important part of palliative care because patients must ensure that their quality of life improves after treatment in the hospital. This research aims to get a good picture of the volunteers' readiness for the palliative program that will be developed. The research design that will be used in the research uses the concept of qualitative research using the interview method. Group interviews with the concept of group discussion (FGD) are used by researchers to obtain accurate data regarding the programs that have been carried out. Data analysis uses the collaizi stage with the conclusion of creating research themes. Based on research, it is known that respondents understand and know about chronic diseases. It is known that respondents understand and know about chronic diseases. It can be seen from the interview results that respondents understand the feelings of palliative patients who feel inferior and do want not to socialize. This volunteer program is certainly not for medical-based services, but rather to provide spiritual and psychosocial support to the people in their environment..