義工在安寧照顧服務中扮演關鍵角色，他們的貢獻不僅能提升病患和照顧者的生活質素，更有助於推動社區對安寧照顧的重視 (Candy et al., 2015) 。 世界衛生組織（2022）指出，身體障礙、智力障礙或精神復元人士在生命晚期面臨的挑戰往往更為複雜。為了建立具同理心的社區支援網絡，安寧照顧義工服務應擴展至患有晚期疾病的身體障礙、智力障礙或精神復元士及他們的照顧者。
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