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Poncin E, Brandt PY, Rouiller F, Drouin M, Dandarova Robert Z. Mapping the Healthcare Chaplaincy Literature: An Analytical Review of Publications Authored by Chaplains and Theologians Between 2000 and 2018. J Health Care Chaplain 2019; 26:16-44. [PMID: 30982461 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2019.1593722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The body of theoretical and empirical research led by chaplains and theologians between 2000 and 2018 is developing into a rich, diverse, and methodologically rigorous healthcare chaplaincy literature, which this review proposes to map. Online keyword and bibliographical searches and specialist recommendations yielded 199 relevant publications, which we analyzed in terms of methodology, topic, and results. On this basis, this article identifies and describes five key areas of the literature: chaplains' practices, spirituality, research, impact, and healthcare professionals' practices of spiritual care. The discussion further highlights that publications would benefit from greater conceptual clarity, common research standards, and more critical research designs.
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- Emmanuelle Poncin
- Chaplaincy Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences, Institute for Social Sciences of Religions, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chaplaincy Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chaplaincy Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences, Institute for Social Sciences of Religions, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Jankowski KRB, Flannelly KJ, Flannelly LT. The t-test: An Influential Inferential Tool in Chaplaincy and Other Healthcare Research. J Health Care Chaplain 2017. [PMID: 28622103 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2017.1335050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The t-test developed by William S. Gosset (also known as Student's t-test and the two-sample t-test) is commonly used to compare one sample mean on a measure with another sample mean on the same measure. The outcome of the t-test is used to draw inferences about how different the samples are from each other. It is probably one of the most frequently relied upon statistics in inferential research. It is easy to use: a researcher can calculate the statistic with three simple tools: paper, pen, and a calculator. A computer program can quickly calculate the t-test for large samples. The ease of use can result in the misuse of the t-test. This article discusses the development of the original t-test, basic principles of the t-test, two additional types of t-tests (the one-sample t-test and the paired t-test), and recommendations about what to consider when using the t-test to draw inferences in research.
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Kaasalainen S, Sussman T, Bui M, Akhtar-Danesh N, Laporte RD, McCleary L, Wickson Griffiths A, Brazil K, Parker D, Dal Bello-Haas V, Papaioannou A, O'Leary J. What are the differences among occupational groups related to their palliative care-specific educational needs and intensity of interprofessional collaboration in long-term care homes? BMC Palliat Care 2017; 16:33. [PMID: 28521799 PMCID: PMC5437548 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-017-0207-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background The purpose of this study was to compare the differences across occupational groups related to their end-of-life care-specific educational needs and reported intensity of interprofessional collaboration in long-term care (LTC) homes. Methods A cross-sectional survey, based on two questionnaires, was administered at four LTC homes in Ontario, Canada using a modified Dilman’s approach. The first questionnaire, End of Life Professional Caregiver Survey, included three domains: patients and family-centered communication, cultural and ethical values, effective care delivery. The Intensity of Interprofessional Collaboration Scale included two subscales: care sharing activities, and interprofessional coordination. In total, 697 LTC staff were given surveys, including personal support workers, support staff (housekeeping, kitchen, recreation, laundry, dietician aids, office staff), and registered staff (licensed nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, pharmacists, physicians). Results A total of 317 participants completed the survey (126 personal support workers, 109 support staff, 82 registered staff) for a response rate of 45%. Significant differences emerged among occupational groups across all scales and subscales. Specifically, support staff rated their comfort of working with dying patients significantly lower than both nurses and PSWs. Support staff also reported significantly lower ratings of care sharing activities and interprofessional coordination compared to both registered staff and personal support workers. Conclusions These study findings suggest there are differing educational needs and sense of interprofessional collaboration among LTC staff, specific to discipline group. Both the personal support workers and support staff groups appeared to have higher needs for education; support staff also reported higher needs related to integration on the interdisciplinary team. Efforts to build capacity within support staff related to working with dying residents and their families are needed. Optimal palliative care may require resources to increase the availability of support for all staff involved in the care of patients.
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- S Kaasalainen
- Faculty of Health Sciences, 3N25F, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada. .,Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
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- McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, 3N25F, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, 3N25F, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
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- Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Deborah Parker, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, 3N25F, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, 3N25F, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, 3N25F, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Mooney D. Does the work role of Catholic clergy in Ireland contribute to the disenfranchisement of their grief? THE JOURNAL OF PASTORAL CARE & COUNSELING : JPCC 2015; 69:151-155. [PMID: 26463852 DOI: 10.1177/1542305015602713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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While bereavement-related compassion fatigue and burnout have been studied in many helping professions, this researcher has found no peer-reviewed articles based specifically on bereavement experiences of Roman Catholic (RC) clergy in Ireland and only a handful on experiences of other religious ministers worldwide. There is a clear gap in research with regard to clergy experiences of personal or professional grief, the possible effects this may have on them, or the supports they use to help them cope. Peer support, some form of mentoring/supervision, and debriefing may help clergy to recognize their own grief, have it acknowledged by others, and recognize their personal strengths and limitations. While prevention of burnout is important to individual clergy, it is also vital for the health of the wider Church and formal support structures may be necessary as part of the Church's duty of care towards its clergy.
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Nuzum D, Meaney S, O'Donoghue K, Morris H. The Spiritual and Theological Issues Raised by Stillbirth for Healthcare Chaplains. THE JOURNAL OF PASTORAL CARE & COUNSELING : JPCC 2015; 69:163-170. [PMID: 26463854 DOI: 10.1177/1542305015602714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The death of a baby is one of the most challenging bereavements for parents and healthcare professionals. This study explores the spiritual and theological issues raised for healthcare chaplains as they minister with parents following perinatal bereavement. Chaplains from 85% of maternity units in the Republic of Ireland participated in this study. Suffering, doubt and presence were the main theological themes raised for chaplains following perinatal death. The process of theological reflection is recommended as a sustaining and necessary tool in perinatal healthcare ministry.
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- Daniel Nuzum
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Ireland
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Ireland
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- University College Cork, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Ireland
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Jankowski KRB, Flannelly KJ. Measures of central tendency in chaplaincy, health care, and related research. J Health Care Chaplain 2015; 21:39-49. [PMID: 25569781 DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2014.989799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The three measures of central tendency are discussed in this article: the mode, the median, and the mean. These measures of central tendency describe data in different and important ways, in relation to the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio) used to obtain the data. The results of published research studies, thought experiments, and graphs of frequency and percentage distributions of data are used as examples to demonstrate and explain the similarities and differences among these summary measures of data. The examples include the application of nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratios scales to measure pain, anxiety, chaplaincy services, religious behaviors, and treatment-related preferences, and their respective measures of central tendency. Examples of unimodal and bimodal distributions, and differences in the relative locations of the median and mean in symmetrical and skewed distributions are also presented and discussed.
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- Katherine R B Jankowski
- a Book Review Editor, Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, Center for Psychosocial Research , Massapequa , New York , USA
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