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The Meaning of Volunteering among People with Severe Mental Disorders: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study

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  • Jorge Pérez-Corrales

    (Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

  • Javier Güeita-Rodríguez

    (Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

  • Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas

    (Research Group in Evaluation and Assessment of Capacity, Functionality and Disability (TO+IDI), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

  • Cristina García-Bravo

    (Research Group in Evaluation and Assessment of Capacity, Functionality and Disability (TO+IDI), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

  • Romain Marconnot

    (Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

  • Carmen Jiménez-Antona

    (Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

  • Juan Francisco Velarde-García

    (Department of Nursing, Instituto de Investigación del Hospital Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Red Cross College, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Reina Victoria 28, 28003 Madrid, Spain)

  • Domingo Palacios-Ceña

    (Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Avenida Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain)

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the perspectives of people with severe mental disorders who volunteer regarding the relationship between volunteering and work, from the framework of personal recovery. A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken. Purposive sampling was conducted on people with severe mental disorders who participated in volunteering. In-depth unstructured and semi-structured interviews were used, during which researchers took handwritten field notes. An inductive thematic analysis was applied. Twenty-three participants with severe mental disorders were included (16 men and 7 women) with a mean age of 47 years. Three themes emerged: (a) the relationship between volunteering and working; (b) thinking about a possible future job; and (c) disclosing a mental health condition. Volunteering is perceived as a substitute to working, although not all participants feel able to work, and they do not always disclose that they suffer from a mental health condition.

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  • Jorge Pérez-Corrales & Javier Güeita-Rodríguez & Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas & Cristina García-Bravo & Romain Marconnot & Carmen Jiménez-Antona & Juan Francisco Velarde-García & Domingo Palacios-Ceña, 2021. "The Meaning of Volunteering among People with Severe Mental Disorders: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:12232-:d:684531
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