Table 1 Summary of the participants’ characteristics
Volunteers | Residents | Employees | ||||
Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | |
Age (years) | 60.59 | ± 10.08 | 84.62 | ± 7.99 | 38.77 | ± 7.58 |
Mini-mental (MMSE) test score | 27.03 | ± 2.23 | ||||
Average hours of volunteering per week | 4.33 | ± 1.78 | ||||
Volunteers | Residents | Employees | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 2 | 7.4 | 10 | 34.5 | 1 | 4.3 |
Female | 25 | 92.6 | 19 | 65.5 | 22 | 95.7 |
Education level | ||||||
Primary school | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 17.2 | 1 | 4.8 |
High/secondary school | 4 | 14.8 | 16 | 55.2 | 7 | 33.3 |
Undergraduate/Graduate | 23 | 85.2 | 8 | 27.6 | 13 | 61.9 |
Activities after return | ||||||
0 to 2 activities | – | – | 15 | 51.7 | – | – |
3 or more activities | – | – | 14 | 48.3 | – | – |
Additional activities due to volunteer absence | ||||||
Yes | – | – | – | – | 8 | 36.4 |
No | – | – | – | – | 14 | 63.6 |
Total | 27 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 23 | 100 |