In light of the continued growth of chaplaincy-related research this paper presents an
overview of important findings. The review summarizes research in six broad areas: what …

The current article reviews the research conducted in the United States on the clinical
practice of chaplains with patients and family members, referrals to chaplains, patient …

The article is divided into four major sections, the first of which presents and discusses
various reasons given by major researchers in the field why chaplains should do research …

During the last eight years, the professional chaplains of Spiritual Care Services at Barnes-
Jewish Hospital-Washington University Medical Center (BJC) have developed a discipline …

Health care chaplaincy needs to develop a body of published case studies. Chaplains need
these case studies to provide a foundation for further research about the efficacy of …

Chaplains in the United States and around the world appear to support an evidence-based
practice approach to chaplaincy. While there continues to be strong growth in spiritual care …

These diverse case studies make a compelling case for the importance of effective spiritual
care in healthcare and provide unprecedented insight into the essential role of the chaplain …

Improving the provision of spiritual care to hospitalized patients requires understanding what
patients look for from a hospital chaplain, and why. This qualitative study uses grounded …

Systematic observational studies of the chaplain's role and function in the secular health‐
care setting are few. With an episode‐based diary recorded on handheld digital tablets …

This paper describes the role and significance of spiritual care and is the first joint statement
on this subject prepared by the five largest healthcare chaplaincy organizations in North …