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

Jorge Pérez-Corrales, Javier Güeita-Rodríguez, Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas, Cristina García-Bravo, Romain Marconnot, Carmen Jiménez-Antona, Juan Francisco Velarde-García and Domingo Palacios-Ceña
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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

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-10

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.

Keywords: vocational rehabilitation; volunteers; work; mental disorders; qualitative research; stigma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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