Barriers volunteer face | Items | Mean | Std. Deviation | |
Individual barriers | 1 | Illness/disability could prevent people from volunteering in healthcare | 2.4 | 1.3 |
2 | Age (too old/young) could prevent people from volunteering in healthcare | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
3 | Study commitments could prevent people from volunteering in healthcare | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
4 | Work commitments could prevent people from volunteering in healthcare. | 3.3 | 1.2 | |
5 | Family commitments/looking after children/the home/someone elderly or ill could prevent people from volunteering in healthcare. | 3.3 | 1.2 | |
6 | Not interested in healthcare volunteer opportunities | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
7 | Afraid of seeing serious injuries, blood, sick people and dying people. | 2.2 | 1.4 | |
8 | Financial difficulties prevent people from volunteering in healthcare. | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
Mean | 2.6 | 1.2 | ||
Interpersonal barriers | 1 | My friends do not volunteer. I do not know anyone that volunteers in healthcare | 2.7 | 1.4 |
2 | My family does not volunteer or allow me to volunteer in healthcare. | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
3 | The community has a negative perception regarding volunteers in healthcare. | 1.7 | 1.1 | |
4 | Patients do not deal well with the volunteer | 2.0 | 1.1 | |
5 | The medical and nursing staff look at the volunteer in an unremarkable and inexperienced manner | 2.3 | 1.2 | |
Mean | 2.06 | 1.18 | ||
Contextual barriers | 1 | I have the perception that healthcare volunteer opportunities are for healthcare professionals (e.g., doctors and nurses). | 2.5 | 1.3 |
2 | I was negatively affected when I saw patients and was afraid of infection. | 1.9 | 1.2 | |
3 | I don’t feel comfortable when volunteering with healthcare staff (doctors and nurses). | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
4 | I do not feel comfortable in healthcare sites, hospital, clinic and other healthcare facilities. | 1.9 | 1.1 | |
5 | The voluntary opportunities currently available in the health sector are not commensurate with my goals and aspirations | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
Mean | 2.04 | 1.16 | ||
Organizations system barriers | 1 | There is insufficient information about volunteers opportunities in the UAE healthcare system | 3.2 | 1.4 |
2 | There is insufficient financial support to volunteers in the UAE healthcare system. | 3.0 | 1.4 | |
3 | There are insufficient policies and laws that support the healthcare volunteer in the UAE healthcare organization | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
4 | There are insufficiently organized volunteer training programs in the UAE healthcare system | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
5 | The information about safety and prevention for volunteers is not available in the healthcare system | 2.8 | 1.4 | |
Mean | 2.94 | 1.36 |