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
Service users
Partner organisation
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Volunteering role / intervention
Handholding volunteers (Theatre support)
Evidence strength
Compelling
Produced
October 2024