Palliative Care Unit, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3000, Australia.
J Relig Health. 2010 Jun;49(2):221-32. doi: 10.1007/s10943-009-9241-2. Epub 2009 Mar 4.
This paper presents the results of the largest Australian pastoral study concerning the perceptions of health care chaplains about their involvement on hospital research ethics committees (also known in some contexts as institutional ethics committees). Survey results from over 300 Australian health care chaplains indicated that nearly 90% of chaplains believed there was merit in chaplains serving on hospital research ethics committees, yet only a minority (22.7%) had ever participated on such committees. Data from in-depth interviews is also presented exploring the reasons for the lack of participation and the varying opinions regarding the role, appropriateness, and value of chaplains on ethics committees. Some implications of this study with respect to chaplaincy, hospital research ethics committees, health care institutions, ecclesiastical institutions, and government responsibilities are discussed.
本文呈现了澳大利亚最大规模的牧区研究的结果，涉及医护圣职人员对其参与医院研究伦理委员会（在某些情况下也称为机构伦理委员会）的看法。对 300 多名澳大利亚医护圣职人员的调查结果表明，近 90%的圣职人员认为圣职人员在医院研究伦理委员会任职有其价值，但只有少数人（22.7%）曾参与此类委员会。本文还介绍了深入访谈所获得的数据，探讨了缺乏参与的原因，以及对伦理委员会中圣职人员的角色、适当性和价值的不同看法。本文讨论了这项研究对圣职人员、医院研究伦理委员会、医疗机构、教会机构和政府责任的一些影响。
