Practical Matters and Ultimate Concerns, 'Doing,' and 'Being

A Diary Study of the Chaplain's Role in the Care of the Seriously Ill in an Urban Acute Care Hospital

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2287804
AutoresEllen Idler (0000-0002-3616-5275, Emory University, autor de correspondencia), Ellen L Idler (Department of Sociology Emory University), George H Grant (0000-0002-4517-7286, Emory Center for Pastoral Services Emory Healthcare), Tammie Quest (Palliative Care Center Emory University), Tammie E Quest (0000-0002-9448-4688, Emory University), Zachary Binney (Palliative Care Center Emory University), Zachary O Binney (0000-0002-8409-5283, Emory University), Molly M Perkins (0000-0001-5993-8712, School of Medicine Emory University)
Año2015
Volumen54
Número4
Páginas722-738
Fecha de publicación2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jssr.12235
OpenAlexW2337470374
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas18

Systematic observational studies of the chaplain's role and function in the secular health-care setting are few. With an episode-based diary recorded on handheld digital tablets, palliative care chaplains at a large urban hospital with a diverse patient population recorded details of patient visits in near-real time. Cluster analysis revealed groups of activities we called 'doing' and 'being,' and conversation topics of 'practical matters' and 'ultimate concerns'; chaplains were most satisfied with visits that involved all of these. Chaplains offer patients and families a space to express significant concerns; however, visits with spiritual or religious activities or topics were relatively rare. Broad quality of life concerns are central to the evolving professional role of chaplains in the secular setting of the modern hospital

Conversation · Health care · Observational study · Palliative care · Political science · Population · Quality (philosophy) · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology