September, 2018 | Transforming Chaplaincy

Health care professionals’ responses to religious or spiritual statements by surrogate decision makers during goals-of-care discussions

September 24, 2018 health care

Importance: Although many patients and their families view religion or spirituality as an important consideration near the end of life, little is known about the extent to which religious or [...]
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NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2015: Promoting excellence in pastoral, spiritual & religious care

September 24, 2018 NHS

The guidelines replace those published in 2003 and provide a comprehensive description of good practice in chaplaincy care for the NHS in England. The document responds to changes in the NHS, [...]
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Workings of the human spirit in palliative care situations: a consensus model from the Chaplaincy Research Consortium

September 24, 2018 human spirit, palliative care

Background: Chaplaincy is a relatively new discipline in medicine that provides for care of the human spirit in healthcare contexts for people of all worldviews. Studies indicate wide [...]
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Pain and Spirituality

September 24, 2018 pain, spirituality

Teaching in the field of pain medicine seems to be dominated by emphasis on pain as a symptom. This is a natural response to the scientism that dominates our medical training, thinking and [...]
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Assessing the Unique Role of Religious Coping in Suicidal Behavior Among US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

September 24, 2018 suicide, veterans

In this study we examined relations of positive and negative religious coping with risk for suicidal behavior in a sample of Iraq and/or Afghanistan Veterans. Participants completed self-report [...]
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Monthly Archive for: "September, 2018"

Health care professionals’ responses to religious or spiritual statements by surrogate decision makers during goals-of-care discussions

NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2015: Promoting excellence in pastoral, spiritual & religious care

Workings of the human spirit in palliative care situations: a consensus model from the Chaplaincy Research Consortium

Pain and Spirituality

Assessing the Unique Role of Religious Coping in Suicidal Behavior Among US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans