title: [Factors facilitating or constraining volunteer involvement in community organizations for home support to seniors].
abstract: The reality of volunteering in nonprofit organizations who offer services to seniors at home was observed from the viewpoint of two types of actors: volunteers and coordinators. Our results suggest that there are three decisive stages in volunteering: recruitment, realization of volunteer activity, and pursuit of this commitment. For each of them, some factors are more influential than others. Their presence or absence makes possible or not the initiation of this commitment and its pursuit. In this context, a constant negotiation takes place between the actors. Each of them has to adapt himself to others. Nevertheless, this adaptation is limited. So, stability between the position of the organization and that of the volunteer is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Université de Sherbrooke.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castonguay
authors.affiliation: Faculté des sciences sociales, Université Laval.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vézina
authors.affiliation: CHU de Québec - Centre d'excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec (CEVQ).
authors.forename: Andrée
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sévigny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011792:Quebec; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014838:Volunteers