Beth L Muehlhausen

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ID9722877
NOMEBeth L Muehlhausen
PRENOMESBeth L
SOBRENOMEMuehlhausen
ASSINATURAMUEHLHAUSEN B L
AFILIAÇÕESDepartment of Religion, Health and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center
ORCID0000-0003-3961-0132
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • CPE cultural immersion through a country exchange program

    Open AccessBeth L Muehlhausen, Satoe Soga et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2026

    This study evaluated a country exchange cultural immersion program for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students at Houston Methodist Hospital System (HM). HM has CPE programs with students in both Monterrey, Mexico and Houston, Texas, United States of America (US). Participants included 17 students from Mexico and the United States (US) who were interviewed individually or in small groups regarding their experiences with the program. Students f…

  • Perspectives from early-career healthcare chaplains on the strengths and weaknesses of their clinical pastoral education and graduate degrees

    Open AccessDavid W Fleenor, Beth L Muehlhausen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2026

    This study investigated the educational experiences of early-career healthcare chaplains (ECHCs) to identify their perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of their academic and clinical training. We conducted an online survey with fixed-choice and open-text questions, gathering data from 288 ECHCs. Their responses revealed substantial gaps between traditional academic programs, such as the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree, and the competenc…

  • Essential competencies for healthcare chaplains

    Open AccessDavid W Fleenor, Beth L Muehlhausen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2025

    This first-of-its-kind study explored the essential competencies healthcare chaplaincy hiring managers (HCHMs) sought for entry-level healthcare chaplains (HCCs). We conducted qualitative interviews with 16 HCHMs and using reflexive thematic analysis (RTA), developed nine key themes: interpersonal skills, teamwork, knowledge of family and group dynamics, understanding of the healthcare system, professionalism, proficiency in spiritual assessment,…

  • Evaluation of spiritual care services at Cedars Sinai hospitals

    Open AccessPamela Lazor, Jason Weiner et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2025

    In 2022, the Spiritual Care (SC) program at Cedars-Sinai Health System in Southern California undertook an evaluation of their services. It included a survey and focus groups to learn how the staff at Cedars Sinai hospitals perceived and utilized SC services for patients, visitors, and themselves. Survey participants included 554 staff members; 314 of those reported direct contact with patients. The eight focus groups had 28 participants. Respond…

  • Providing spiritual care to cancer patients in the outpatient context

    Beth L Muehlhausen, Christa Chappelle et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2024

    The aim of this pilot study was to test an effort to provide spiritual care (SC) to oncology outpatients in the Ascension healthcare system. Medical providers referred patients who would benefit from spiritual and emotional support. Twenty-seven cancer outpatients from 5 states were enrolled in the project. Based on the chaplain assessment, 45% of the patients had moderate or severe spiritual concerns. On average patients had 4 sessions with a ch…

  • American health care chaplains’ narrative experiences serving during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessCate Michelle Desjardins, Beth L Muehlhausen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2023

    The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted North American health care chaplains' modes of work and emotions. To capture the experiences of health care chaplains across the United States, 30 Board Certified (or eligible) chaplains were asked to keep a weekly narrative journal of their experiences and emotions during the pandemic from April of 2020 through June of 2020. Twenty-one chaplains submitted their journals for qualitative analysis, amoun…

  • Spiritual care department leaders’ response to racial reckoning in 2020 and 2021

    Beth L Muehlhausen, Cate Michelle Desjardins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2023

    Ascension, one of the largest Roman Catholic healthcare systems, and Transforming Chaplaincy (TC) collaborated on a research project "Managing Spiritual Care (SC) Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study." Research participants included 22 leaders from Ascension and TC contacts. Four rounds of individual interviews were conducted from April, 2020 to February, 2021. After issues of race and racial reckoning following George Fl…

  • Patients’ and Loved Ones’ Expectations of Chaplain Services

    Open AccessBeth L Muehlhausen, Todd Foster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy2022

    A study assessing the expectations patients and loved ones have of hospital chaplains was conducted at Ascension St. Vincent Indiana hospitals. In-person interviews were conducted with 452 patients and loved ones during an inpatient stay. The survey instrument was a modified version of a survey developed by Dr. Katherine Piderman of the Mayo Clinic. Participants answered questions regarding demographics, awareness of availability, expectations of…

  • Managing Spiritual Care Departments During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessBeth L Muehlhausen, Cate Michelle Desjardins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pastoral Care &…2022

    This qualitative study reports how 20 spiritual care leaders provided leadership in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The patterns and themes that emerged centered around the changing world of chaplaincy, the administrative role of the leader, and the personal story of the leader. Spiritual care leaders demonstrated creativity with the potential to shape chaplaincy in positive ways, expanding the reach of spiritual care