Despite the difficulty in clearly defining and measuring spirituality, a growing literature
describes its importance in oncology and survivorship. Religious/spiritual beliefs influence …

Healthcare chaplains operate in many healthcare sites internationally and yet their
contribution is not always clearly understood by medical and healthcare staff. This review …

Spiritual care is an important component of high-quality health care, especially for critically ill
patients and their families. Despite evidence of benefits from spiritual care, physicians and …

Background Chaplains are increasingly seen as key members of interdisciplinary palliative
care teams, yet the specific interventions and hoped for outcomes of their work are poorly …

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 …

Context Patients and families commonly experience spiritual stress during an intensive care
unit (ICU) admission. Although most patients report that they want spiritual support, little is …

Purpose Spiritual well-being is threatened by cancer, but its correlation with other illness
symptoms and the efficacy of palliative care (PC) to ameliorate spiritual suffering are not well …

Many scholars have written about the role of spirituality in health care. One mechanism for
incorporating spirituality into the care of patients is to integrate clinically trained chaplains …

Objectives Although hospital chaplains play a critical role in delivering emotional and
spiritual care to a broad range of both religious and non-religious patients, there is …

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 …