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

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

ABSTRACT Context• Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most malignant digestive cancers,
characterized by a poor prognosis. PC patients receiving chemotherapy can endure …

Providing a 'good death'for patients dying in acute care is more challenging than ever with
the COVID-19 pandemic. Spiritual care teams and palliative care providers strive to address …

Purpose Training of compassionate and empathetic physicians requires commitment by
educators to make it a priority. Chaplains typically have time and training to effectively …

Improving the end of life care experience of people dying in acute care has become a
priority for our organization since 2016 with the launch of the “Quality Living and Dying …

As an ordained minister within the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), I regularly
provide spiritual care to dying persons and their families. While writing this preface, four …

The purpose of this project was to create a resource that identifies the essentials of spiritual
care for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students in healthcare chaplaincy. This project's …

Introducción Las necesidades biopsicosociales del paciente al final de la vida requieren
asistencia activa multidisciplinaria y no se limitan al cuidado en hospicios. El uso de …

Introdução: A espiritualidade é o aspeto da humanidade que se refere à forma como os
indivíduos procuram e expressam sentido e propósito e está frequentemente relacionada …