Further Reading
These articles and texts have been identified during the development of the Volunteers in Palliative Care page by the authors and reviewers. They provide additional information on the role and practice of this professional group in palliative care. This is not an exhaustive list. References were selected for their relevance, and have not been formally reviewed for quality.

Andersson B. Ohlen J. Being a hospice volunteer. Palliative Medicine. 2005 Dec;19(8):602-9.

Claxton-Oldfield S, Claxton-Oldfield, J. The impact of volunteering in hospice palliative care. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2007 Aug-Sep;24(4):259-63. 

Claxton-Oldfield S. MacDonald J. Claxton-Oldfield J. What palliative care volunteers would like to know about the patients they are being asked to support. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2006 Jun-Jul;23(3):192-6. 

Claxton-Oldfield S. Crain M. Claxton-Oldfield J. Death anxiety and death competency: the impact of a palliative care volunteer training program. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2006 Dec-2007 Jan;23(6):464-8.

Guirguis-Younger M, Grafanaki S.Narrative accounts of volunteers in palliative care settings.Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008 Feb-Mar;25(1):16-23.

Lynn J, Harrold J. The Handbook for Mortals (1999) includes information on volunteer training. Excerpts from the book can be downloaded from their website.

Mount BM.  Volunteer support services, a key component of palliative care.  Journal of Palliative Care. 8(1):59-64, 1992. [no abstract available].

Wilson DM.  Justice C. Thomas R. Sheps S. Macadam M.  Brown M. End-of-life care volunteers: a systematic review of the literature. Health Services Management Research. 2005 Nov;18(4):244-57. 

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