Mentoring has been regarded as a promising way to reach at-risk youth and strengthen the protective factors. This article focuses on emotions, reflections, challenges that adult volunteers face in trying establish maintain friend relationship with young adults multicomponent mentor setting Finland. Based our participatory observations volunteering, focus group discussion facilitators of intervi...

Environmental particle exposure, often estimated as the particulate mass of particles with a diameter <10 microm, <2.5 microm or <1 microm (PM(10), PM(2.5) or PM(1)), is known to have a negative impact on the health of the population. Little is known about how the size and origin of particles influence the effects. We have previously shown that exposure to a road tunnel environment causes a cel...

BACKGROUND As in other therapeutic areas, clinical studies in Parkinson's disease (PD) face significant recruitment challenges. However, qualitative surveys suggest that individuals with PD are willing to participate in clinical research. The Michael J. Fox Foundation therefore established Fox Trial Finder in 2011 to facilitate connection between PD research teams and volunteers. OBJECTIVE Ch...

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic condition limits pregnant women from getting health services, especially continuum care-based services. Pregnant need access to antenatal care services get screening and assistance related efforts good pregnancy outcomes. AIM: purpose of this study is identify factors information exposure the role volunteers in providing education women. METHODS: This also appl...

Objectives: Residents in nursing homes are being isolated to prevent exposure COVID-19. Many prone depression, anxiety and loneliness, extra isolation leaves them vulnerable compromised mental health. In this study, trained volunteers providing befriending for residents with symptoms of loneliness switched remote during The purpose study was gauge volunteer perceptions the switch.Methods: A qua...