A thematic analysis of the effects of compassion rounds on clinicians and the families of Nicu patients

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ID22310895
AuthorsKim McManus (0000-0002-6379-4683, AdventHealth Research Institute, Orlando, FL, USA, corresponding author), Patricia Robinson (Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes), Patricia S Robinson (AdventHealth Research Institute, Orlando, FL, USA)
Year2022
Volume28
Issue1
Pages69-80
Publication date2022-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Care Chaplaincy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0885-4726 • E-ISSN: 1528-6916
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08854726.2020.1745489
PMID32228290
OpenAlexW3013570307
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

The correlation between spiritual wellness and clinical outcomes is widely established in the literature. This thematic analysis illuminates the experiences of clinicians, chaplains, and parents of Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients who participated in Compassion Rounds, spiritual care interventions that focus solely on emotional and spiritual well-being, rather than physical diagnoses. Clinicians and families participated in semi-structured interviews and focus groups. The results showed that Compassion Rounds had positive effects on spiritual wellness for NICU parents and their health care providers, while also allowing chaplains to model and provide spiritual care for physicians. Compassion Rounds enabled physicians to learn from chaplains and deliver effective spiritual wellness interventions within their limited available time. Compassion Rounds had a restorative effect on caregivers and have the potential to prevent or overcome burnout, return meaning to the work of clinicians, and create trust within multidisciplinary care teams

Alternative medicine · Burnout · Compassion · Compassion fatigue · Health care · Multidisciplinary approach · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Thematic analysis · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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