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Desmet L, Dezutter J, Vandenhoeck A, Dillen A. Healthcare Chaplaincy for Geriatric Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study into the Outcomes of Catholic Chaplaincy Interventions in Belgium. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:1985-2010. [PMID: 38240943 PMCID: PMC11061025 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01982-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The present non-randomized clinical trial examined the short-term outcomes of one-on-one chaplaincy interventions with 416 geriatric patients in Belgium. Participants were interviewed one or two days before a potential chaplaincy intervention (baseline measurement), and one or two days after a potential intervention (post-measurement). Patients in the non-randomized intervention group received an intervention by the chaplain, while the non-randomized comparison group did not. Patients in the intervention group showed a significant decrease in state anxiety and negative affect, and a significant improvement in levels of hope, positive affect, peace, and Scottish PROM-scores, compared to the comparison group. Levels of meaning in life and faith did not significantly change after the chaplaincy intervention. This study suggests that geriatric patients may benefit from chaplaincy care and recommends the integration of chaplaincy care into the care for older adults.
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- Lindsy Desmet
- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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Shu C. "I need my granddaughter to know who I am!" A case study of a 67-year-old African American man and his spiritual legacy. J Health Care Chaplain 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37163229 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2023.2209463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This case study describes the spiritual care relationship between an African American man receiving palliative care for metastatic cancer and a Chinese American woman chaplain over the period of multiple hospitalizations. It illustrates legacy making as a key spiritual need, one that is complicated by discrimination, structural racism, estranged family relationships, and the patient's own mortality. Included are verbatim conversations that address the impact of racism in the US context and express the complex identities of both patient and chaplain in a dynamic and collaborative intercultural relationship. This case posits the importance of voices of chaplains of color and encourages all chaplains to develop caregiving capacities that address patients' needs for racial justice, meaning, and spiritual legacy.
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- Christina Shu
- Spiritual Care Department, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Hayden L, Byrne E, Deegan A, Dunne S, Gallagher P. A qualitative meta-synthesis examining spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer. Health Psychol Open 2022; 9:20551029221121526. [PMID: 36105766 PMCID: PMC9465615 DOI: 10.1177/20551029221121526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This review aimed to examine and synthesise literature on spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer. Six databases were systematically searched for studies with qualitative findings relevant to spirituality and terminal cancer. Thirty-seven studies were included and thematic synthesis was used to identify themes. Analytical themes included: making sense of dying; living with dying; feeling connected; and being reflective. This review highlights how the experience of spirituality can positively impact the lives of terminal cancer patients. Further, these findings suggest that spirituality can be a transformative experience that allows individuals to experience peace at end of life.
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- Lucy Hayden
- School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Ireland
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Zheng LY, Yuan H, Zhou ZJ, Guan BX, Zhang P, Zhang XY. The Role of Spirituality in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: a Systematic Mixed Studies Review. J Gen Intern Med 2020; 35:2146-2161. [PMID: 32096081 PMCID: PMC7351920 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05741-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has become the standard treatment for many diseases, but it is an intense and distinctive experience for patients. HSCT-related mortality is present throughout the whole process of transplantation, from pretransplantation to recovery. Long-term rehabilitation and the uncertain risk of death evoke feelings of vulnerability, helplessness, and intense fear. Zimmermann et al. proposed that spiritual well-being is an important dimension of quality of life and that patients at the end stage of life require spiritual support in addition to physical care, psychological care, and social support. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to examine the role of spirituality in the process of HSCT. METHOD A systematic mixed studies review (SMSR) was based on Pluye and Hong's framework to understand the role of spirituality in patients' experiences while undergoing HSCT. We use the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement to report the results of integration. RESULTS Fifteen original qualitative studies, 19 quantitative studies, and one mixed method study were included in the systematic mixed studies review. The evidence from the review revealed the following three themes: the spiritual experiences of HSCT patients, the spiritual coping styles of HSCT patients, and the spiritual need changes brought about by HSCT. DISCUSSION Few medical institutions currently offer spiritual healing, although HSCT patients with different cultural backgrounds may have different spiritual experiences and spiritual coping styles. Psychotherapists or nurses should be considered to provide spiritual care for patients undergoing HSCT, to help patients cope with disease pressures, promote HSCT patients' comfort, and improve their quality of life.
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- Li-Yuan Zheng
- Department of Fundamental Nursing, School of Nursing , Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Jilin Cancer Hospital, 1018 Huguang Street, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- Intensive Care Unit, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Fundamental Nursing, School of Nursing , Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
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Nolan S. Lifting the Lid on Chaplaincy: A First Look at Findings from Chaplains' Case Study Research. J Health Care Chaplain 2019; 27:1-23. [PMID: 31044661 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2019.1603916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Since the publication of Chaplain Rhonda Cooper's case study in 2011, chaplain case studies have become part of the chaplaincy research agenda. Chaplains from North America, Europe and Australia have published almost 30, and this article offers a first look at the findings that are emerging from these cases. Locating chaplains' case studies at the juxtaposition of 'outcome oriented chaplaincy' and so-called 'process-oriented chaplaincy', the article argues chaplains' case studies dissolve what is a false dichotomy. Utilizing an analytical framework provided by ongoing debate among psychotherapists, the article argues that the emerging data suggests chaplaincy manifests features that are common to psychotherapy but also that there are significant factors specific to chaplaincy. From this analysis, the article observes the case studies paint a picture of chaplaincy care as a religious intervention. However, contemporary chaplaincy exists within a rapidly changing context, where increasing numbers of people are religiously unaffiliated. The article concludes by suggesting that chaplains' case study research poses significant theological, ethical and existential questions to chaplaincy about how to respond to its changing context. The article ends with a call for chaplaincy care to be radically and explicitly remodeled as care for the human spirit regardless of religious affiliation.
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- Steve Nolan
- Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, UK;,The University of Winchester, Winchester, UK
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Poncin E, Brandt PY, Rouiller F, Drouin M, Dandarova Robert Z. Mapping the Healthcare Chaplaincy Literature: An Analytical Review of Publications Authored by Chaplains and Theologians Between 2000 and 2018. J Health Care Chaplain 2019; 26:16-44. [PMID: 30982461 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2019.1593722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The body of theoretical and empirical research led by chaplains and theologians between 2000 and 2018 is developing into a rich, diverse, and methodologically rigorous healthcare chaplaincy literature, which this review proposes to map. Online keyword and bibliographical searches and specialist recommendations yielded 199 relevant publications, which we analyzed in terms of methodology, topic, and results. On this basis, this article identifies and describes five key areas of the literature: chaplains' practices, spirituality, research, impact, and healthcare professionals' practices of spiritual care. The discussion further highlights that publications would benefit from greater conceptual clarity, common research standards, and more critical research designs.
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- Emmanuelle Poncin
- Chaplaincy Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences, Institute for Social Sciences of Religions, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chaplaincy Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chaplaincy Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences, Institute for Social Sciences of Religions, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Spiritual issues play a prominent role for patients with cancer. Studies have demonstrated a positive connection between a patient's spirituality and health outcomes, including quality of life, depression and anxiety, hopefulness, and the ability to cope with illness. Spiritual or existential distress is prominent in patients with cancer. Models are described that identify ways for clinicians to identify or diagnose spiritual or existential distress, and to attend to that distress. It is critical that all clinicians assess for spiritual distress as part of a routine distress assessment, identify appropriate treatment strategies, and work closely with trained spiritual care professionals.
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- Christina M Puchalski
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Health Leadership and Management, The George Washington Institute for Spirituality & Health, The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, The George Washington University School of Public Health, MFA-GWU Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic, 2600 Virginia Avenue, Northwest, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
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- Chaplaincy, Child Life, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, PO Box 19023, Mail Stop K-231, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Cheng FK. Cancer-Induced Bone Pain Management Through Buddhist Beliefs. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2017; 56:2251-2266. [PMID: 28439682 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0401-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Dealing with physical pain represents a huge public health expenditure, especially for cancer-induced bone pain, one of the most difficult health issues, which impairs appetite, sleep, and mobility, negatively impacting quality of life and evoking mental problems. Although some literature has reported positive correlation between religion and pain management, there is a dearth of research examining the effectiveness of Buddhism on this topic. This study investigates the usefulness of Buddhist beliefs in managing cancer-induced bone pain through a case example. It illustrates how an advanced cancer patient, with the assistance of a counsellor, perceived pain and coped with it and pain-induced mental problems via Buddhist teachings and practices, including the four noble truths, the law of dependent origination, and karma. It offers alternative perspectives for helping professionals (such as physicians, nurses, counsellors, social workers, hospice and palliative service providers, and pain management practitioners) who are keen to equip themselves with a wider worldview and life view to better serve their clients.
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Fitchett G. Recent Progress in Chaplaincy-Related Research. THE JOURNAL OF PASTORAL CARE & COUNSELING : JPCC 2017; 71:163-175. [PMID: 28893170 DOI: 10.1177/1542305017724811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In light of the continued growth of chaplaincy-related research this paper presents an overview of important findings. The review summarizes research in six broad areas: what chaplains do; the importance of religion and spiritual care to patients and families; the impact of chaplains' spiritual care on the patient experience; the impact of chaplain care on other patient outcomes; spiritual needs and chaplain care in palliative and end of life care; and chaplain care for staff colleagues. It concludes with a description of several innovative and important new studies of chaplain care and notes areas for future investigation.
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- George Fitchett
- Department of Religion, Health and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Flannelly KJ, Jankowski KRB. Research designs and making causal inferences from health care studies. J Health Care Chaplain 2014; 20:25-38. [PMID: 24579956 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2014.871909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This article summarizes the major types of research designs used in healthcare research, including experimental, quasi-experimental, and observational studies. Observational studies are divided into survey studies (descriptive and correlational studies), case-studies and analytic studies, the last of which are commonly used in epidemiology: case-control, retrospective cohort, and prospective cohort studies. Similarities and differences among the research designs are described and the relative strength of evidence they provide is discussed. Emphasis is placed on five criteria for drawing causal inferences that are derived from the writings of the philosopher John Stuart Mill, especially his methods or canons. The application of the criteria to experimentation is explained. Particular attention is given to the degree to which different designs meet the five criteria for making causal inferences. Examples of specific studies that have used various designs in chaplaincy research are provided.
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This article is a response to a case study describing the spiritual care provided over an 18-month period by an experienced professional chaplain at a prominent cancer center to a woman undergoing stem cell transplantation following therapy for relapsed leukemia. The author, a professional chaplain at another cancer center, reviews the spiritual assessment, interventions, and outcomes presented by the attending chaplain. The author's comments are organized about the chaplain's characterization of the seven parts of the patient's spiritual profile: courage, meaning, psychological issues, courage and growth in facing spiritual/religious struggle, rituals, community, and authority. The purpose of the response is to engage those inside and outside the discipline of health care chaplaincy in a conversation about the specific aspects of providing spiritual care in health care settings.
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- Richard T Maddox
- Department of Chaplaincy & Pastoral Education, U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030-4009, USA.
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