Challenges and Enablers of Spiritual Care for Family Members of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Bibliographic Data

ID21744779
AuthorsAmanda L Roze des Ordons (0000-0001-6480-4946, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Henry T Stelfox (0000-0003-1231-1490, University of Calgary), Kathleen Grindrod-Millar (University of Calgary), Tasnim Sinuff (University of Toronto), Jennifer Smiechowski (University of Calgary), Struan Sinclair (0000-0003-4542-9911, University of Calgary)
Year2020
Volume74
Issue1
Pages12-21
Publication date2020-03-01
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)
DOI10.1177/1542305019890120
PMID32181714
OpenAlexW3012042125
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

Spiritual care has been recognized as important to family members of critically ill patients, although it is often not integrated within clinical practice. We conducted focus groups and interviews with family members, spiritual health practitioners, and clinicians who work in the intensive care unit (ICU) to explore their experiences of working with family members experiencing spiritual distress in this setting. Challenges and factors that enable identification and support for spiritual distress were identified, as well as suggestions for improvement

Alternative medicine · Anxiety · Distress · Emotional distress · Family medicine · Family member · Focus group · Intensive care unit · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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