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What do families, staff, and stakeholders think about children's dream fulfilment?
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Issues in comprehensive pediatric nursing [Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs] 2014 Dec; Vol. 37 (4), pp. 203-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Sep 02. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: This article reports the results of a service evaluation designed to assess children's dream fulfillment charity, Dreams Come True.<br />Aims and Objectives: With the objective to gain the opinions of those who have used and are involved with the charity, parents (n=10), staff (n=10), and key informants (n=18) were asked what the charity does most and least well.<br />Method: Focus group meetings using the nominal group technique were held for parents and staff and an email survey was sent to key informants.<br />Results: Conclusions, in the form of voted responses to the question of what the charity does most and least well are presented.<br />Conclusions: Popular themes arising from each group were the benefit of dreams, the importance of empathy, staff communication, and fundraising. Implications for the charity and third sector are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1521-043X
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Issues in comprehensive pediatric nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25180687
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2014.946544