The advent of neurotechnologies including advanced functional magnetic resonance
imaging and electroencephalography to detect states of awareness not detectable by …

Context Critical illness of a family member is associated with high emotional and spiritual
distress and difficult medical decisions. Objectives To determine if a semistructured spiritual …

How does the American public understand the term chaplain? What fraction interact with
chaplains and in what settings? What is the content of those interactions and do care …

Having a family member hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be a stressful
experience for family members, encompassing both psychological and spiritual distress …

The chaplain's role, as perceived by chaplains, is well-studied. The ways in which care-
recipients understand the chaplain's role is not. This article analyzes interviews with 38 …

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

The professional identity of chaplains is under question because of societal trends of
disaffiliation from and pluralization of religion, and of deinstitutionalization of care …

Background Specialty palliative care interdisciplinary teams (IDT) can play an important role
in supporting patients and family members during acute care decision-making. Despite …

Background: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are crucial in the ICU. However, daily
rounds may not address all sensitive issues due to time constraints and the complexity of …

How do prisoners experience life on remand in England, and how do prison chaplains offer
them pastoral care in this setting? This thesis explores the question of how prison chaplains …