RT Article
T1 Ethical Conflicts in Healthcare Chaplaincy: Results of an Exploratory Survey Among Protestant Chaplains in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 62
IS 1
SP 130
OP 146
A1 Farr, Sebastian 1993-
A1 Roser, Traugott 1964-
A1 Coors, Michael 1976-
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1837192634
AB The paper reports the results of an exploratory online survey among German, Austrian, and Swiss hospital chaplains (n = 158, response rate 17%) to identify the ethical conflicts they encounter in their work. Respondents indicated that questions surrounding end-of-life care are predominant among the conflicts faced. Chaplains get involved with these conflicts most often through the patients themselves or through nursing staff. Most encounters occur during pastoral care visits rather than in structured forms of ethics consultation such as clinical ethics committees. The results add to the ongoing discussion of chaplains as agents in ethics consultation within healthcare systems as well as their specific role and contribution.
K1 end-of-life care
K1 Ethics
K1 Ethics Consultation
K1 Healthcare Chaplaincy
K1 Pastoral Care
DO 10.1007/s10943-022-01681-8