The Role of the Pastoral Practitioner in Health Outcomes and Wellbeing During Acute Illness: Exploring the Patient Experience of a Pastoral Visit

The role of the pastoral practitioner is embedded in many health care services and organizations. Despite this, there is little evidence to describe the impact of this role on patient outcomes, in particular how visits by a pastoral practitioner influence patient healing and recovery. This paper des...

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Authors: Brown, Janie (Author) ; Gardner, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2017
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2017, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 230-236
Further subjects:B patient satisfaction
B Pastoral Care
B Support
B Spiritual care
B Coping
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Summary:The role of the pastoral practitioner is embedded in many health care services and organizations. Despite this, there is little evidence to describe the impact of this role on patient outcomes, in particular how visits by a pastoral practitioner influence patient healing and recovery. This paper describes a small study that explored the patient experience of pastoral practitioner visits in an acute care facility.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1542305017742349