What do families, staff, and stakeholders think about children's dream fulfilment?

Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs. 2014 Dec;37(4):203-11. doi: 10.3109/01460862.2014.946544. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

Abstract

Background: This article reports the results of a service evaluation designed to assess children's dream fulfillment charity, Dreams Come True.

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.

Method: Focus group meetings using the nominal group technique were held for parents and staff and an email survey was sent to key informants.

Results: Conclusions, in the form of voted responses to the question of what the charity does most and least well are presented.

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.

Keywords: Charity; dream-fulfilment; evaluation; nominal group technique; palliative.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Charities / methods*
  • Charities / organization & administration
  • Child
  • Disabled Children*
  • Dreams
  • Humans
  • Needs Assessment
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Palliative Care / organization & administration
  • Personal Satisfaction*
  • Sense of Coherence*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires