Exploring the Perceptions Surrounding Hospital Chaplains in Patient Care and Healing
The authors distributed a questionnaire to various hospital staff to explore perceptions surrounding the role of chaplains in patient care and healing through assessing opinions, beliefs, and knowledge. Results revealed a poor understanding of the role of the hospital chaplain in the UK. The authors...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2022
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| In: |
Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2022, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 181-188 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B healthcare team B Questionnaire B Chaplain |
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| Summary: | The authors distributed a questionnaire to various hospital staff to explore perceptions surrounding the role of chaplains in patient care and healing through assessing opinions, beliefs, and knowledge. Results revealed a poor understanding of the role of the hospital chaplain in the UK. The authors therefore advocate education programs to increase awareness of the varied role of the hospital chaplain in fulfilling patient spiritual needs to increase referral practices, leading to improved patient outcomes. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/15423050221100158 |