title: Exploring the phenomenon of spiritual care between hospital chaplains and hospital based healthcare providers.
abstract: Hospital chaplaincy and spiritual care services are important to patients' medical care and well-being; however, little is known about healthcare providers' experiences receiving spiritual support. A phenomenological study examined the shared experience of spiritual care between hospital chaplains and hospital-based healthcare providers (HBHPs). Six distinct themes emerged from the in-depth interviews: Awareness of chaplain availability, chaplains focus on building relationships with providers and staff, chaplains are integrated in varying degrees on certain hospital units, chaplains meet providers' personal and professional needs, providers appreciate chaplains, and barriers to expanding hospital chaplains' services. While HBHPs appreciated the care received and were able to provide better patient care as a result, participants reported that administrators may not recognize the true value of the care provided. Implications from this study are applied to hospital chaplaincy clinical, research, and training opportunities.
authors.affiliation: a CareNet Counseling East , Greenville , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Janie J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kolobova
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lamson
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sira
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Musick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: chaplain; collaboration; hospital; pastoral counseling; spirituality