In recent years, some within chaplaincy have advocated for a stronger focus on outcomes,
including outcome research, whereas others in the field have questioned an outcome …

This open access volume is the first academic book on the controversial issue of including
spiritual care in integrated electronic medical records (EMR). Based on an international …

Background Increasingly, hospitals are expected to provide patient-centered care that
attends to patients' health needs, including spiritual care needs. Chaplaincy services help to …

There is a growing body of evidence investigating chaplaincy services. The purpose of this
scoping review was to examine the empirical literature specific to the role of chaplaincy …

Presence is a vaguely defined word often used by chaplains to describe their work with
patients, families, and staff. The current literature defines presence as a process of creating …

Leaders in health care chaplaincy and practice guidelines, such as the Association of
Professional Chaplains' Standards of Practice, call for chaplains to develop an evidence …

Hospital chaplaincy and spiritual care services are important to patients' medical care and
well-being; however, little is known about healthcare providers' experiences receiving …

It is well accepted that attention to spiritual concerns is a core dimension of palliative care. It
is similarly well accepted that chaplains are the spiritual care specialists who should …

The aim of this study was to identify research priorities for health care chaplaincy in The
Netherlands according to practicing chaplains and chaplaincy leaders. To this end, a two …

The functions of hospital chaplains and the corresponding staffing of spiritual care
departments remain persistent and parallel questions within the profession. No consensus …