Are Hospital Chaplains Under Stress in Hong Kong? Preliminary Results from a Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3555486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leung Andrew Luk (Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 325 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10050325 |
| OpenAlex | W2946128707 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
In Hong Kong, healthcare professionals are under great stress when performing their duties in public hospitals, in which patient beds are usually fully occupied, and the workload is high. Hospital chaplains are members of the healthcare team in a hospital, as well: Are they also under stress? Furthermore, is there any relationship between religious experience and stress? This study aims to provide some background information about the health status of hospital chaplains, and to explore any relationships between stress and their spiritual experiences. A total of 100 hospital chaplains were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study, and a 60% valid response rate was obtained. Participants completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 and the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale. The results showed that most of the hospital chaplains (78.3%) have a normal stress level, and the prevalence of mild to severe symptoms of stress is low (21.7%) when compared with the stress levels of nurses (41.1%) found in another study. However, more anxiety was expressed by younger hospital chaplains; this is common in caring professions, and they should have mentoring and support. All hospital chaplains have a higher level of spiritual experiences, which was not found to be related to stress
Anxiety · Burnout · Family medicine · Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale · Management · Perceived Stress Scale · Psychiatry · Public hospital · Workload · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |