Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a survey

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Factors influencing burden of volunteer work in Taiwan (n = 310)

Associates of the sum of all burdens	Standardised coefficient	Original coefficient	95%-CI	p-value
Service in rural area (compared to service in the urban area)	−0.357	−8.084	−10.569, -5.599	P < 0.001
Service 60 people or more per week (compared to servicing less people)	0.375	10.030	12.804, 7.257	P < 0.001
Service hours per week
3 to 11.9 hours per week	0.131	4.063	0.838, 7.287	P = 0.014
12 hours or more per week	0.144	4.759	0.874, 8.643	P = 0.017
Work in Health Promotion Development Centre hospital based (compared to community or public health centre based)	0.147	3.514	0.886, 6.142	P = 0.009
Time spent as a community health volunteer* (number of years)	−0.169	−0.597	−0.969, -0.225	P = 0.002
Total time spent in voluntary service overall** (number of years)	0.180	0.271	0.084, 0.459	P = 0.005
Being a widow or widower (compared to being single, unmarried, married, or divorced)	−0.117	−4.056	−7.629, -0.482	P = 0.026
Health status in comparison to someone of similar age being average, not well or really unwell (compared to well and very well)	0.147	3.449	1.192, 5.707	P = 0.003
Model Summary	R² =0.303 F(11,298) = 11.803 (p < 0.001)

*Coefficient pertains to every additional year spent as a community health volunteer.
**Coefficient pertains to every additional year spent in voluntary service overall.
Result of multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for the confounding effects of age and employment status.

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