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Managing Spiritual Care Departments During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A Qualitative Study

Bibliographic Data

ID21744754
AuthorsBeth L Muehlhausen (0000-0003-3961-0132, Ascension, corresponding author), Cate Michelle Desjardins (0000-0002-7928-3239, HealthCare Chaplaincy Network), Christa Chappelle (0000-0002-3787-8998, Ascension), Gabrielle Schwartzman (0000-0002-3912-5527, George Washington University), Beba Tata-Mbeng (0000-0001-7498-7993, WinnMed), George Fitchett (0000-0002-5054-8459, Rush University Medical Center)
Year2022
Volume76
Issue4
Pages294-303
Publication date2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1542-3050 • E-ISSN: 2167-776X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15423050221122029
PMID36217802
OpenAlexW4304175397
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited10

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

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Alternative medicine · Creativity · Pandemic · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Disaster Management and Resilience · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year2,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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