Objectives Spiritual support is an essential component to disaster response and recovery. The goals of this study were to (a) provide a qualitative examination of spiritual needs of recipients of [...]
Previous literature documents important cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between spiritual distress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) outcomes. This study tests the efficacy [...]
Transforming Chaplaincy co-director Wendy Cadge was featured recently on WGVU’s Common Threads. Check out her conversation with Fred Stella at WGVU (part 1 here; part 2 here). Dr. Cadge [...]
Via EurekAlert: A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion. That four-year boost [...]
The Salt Lake Tribune published a story on four healthcare chaplains – Vicki Pond, Rosemary Baron, Saundra Shanti, Susan Roberts – just after our last newsletter. Bob Mims’s [...]
As the WJC begins its 9th year we are pleased to announce its new leaders, all of whom are Transforming Chaplaincy Fellows: Marilyn J.D. Barnes (above, left), Cate Michelle Desjardins (above, [...]
CONTEXT: Patients and families commonly experience spiritual stress during an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Although most patients report that they want spiritual support, little is known [...]
BACKGROUND: Spirituality and spiritual needs of cancer patients are frequently mentioned in the nursing literature, but the most significant defining characteristics of spiritual distress in [...]
Abstract This article explores the history of spiritual assessment tools as a lens through which to consider the place of spirituality and religion in American healthcare. While precise [...]
Revealing the richness and depth of understanding that chaplaincy brings to direct work with patients, these in-depth case studies and critical responses from other chaplains and healthcare [...]