Bioethical issues and health care chaplaincy in aotearoa New Zealand.
This paper summarizes survey and interview results from a cross-sectional study of New Zealand health care chaplaincy personnel concerning their involvement in multiple bioethical issues encountered by patients, families and clinical staff within the health care context. Some implications of this study concerning health care chaplaincy, ecclesiastical institutions, health care institutions and government responsibilities are discussed and recommendations presented.
Carey
Lindsay B
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Palliative Care Unit, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia. lindsay.carey@latrobe.edu.au
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000941:ethics*; D002835:Christianity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000941:ethics*; D010358:Patient Participation; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires