Voluntary Work for Public Health—Older Volunteers’ Participation in a Norwegian Society —Motivation Factors for Participating—Enrich Life and Positive for Health
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50394#.VDzBTFfHRK0 Author(s) Bente Lorentzen 1 , Britt-Maj Wikström 1,2* , Pål Joranger 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Health, Nutrition and Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway . 2 Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden . ABSTRACT Today there is a decreasing interest in contributing to general organizations. The purpose of this study is to examine participation in volunteer work in a municipality in Norway. The main focus is determinants of motivation factors for participation as well as non-participation. A first step was to conduct a focus group interview. The second s...