Carey Lindsay B, Cohen Jeffrey
Palliative Care Unit, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
J Relig Health. 2009 Sep;48(3):353-67. doi: 10.1007/s10943-008-9206-x. Epub 2008 Sep 16.
This paper summarizes the perspectives of 327 Australian health care chaplains concerning their interaction with physicians within the clinical context. In general terms the findings indicated that nearly 90% of chaplains believed that it was part of their professional role to consult with physicians regarding patient/family issues. Differences of involvement between volunteer and staff chaplains, Catholic and Protestant, male and female chaplains and the type of chaplaincy training are noted, as are the perspectives of chaplaincy informants regarding their role in relation to physicians. Some implications of this study with respect to chaplaincy utility and training are noted.
本文总结了327名澳大利亚医疗保健牧师对于他们在临床环境中与医生互动的看法。总体而言，研究结果表明，近90%的牧师认为就患者/家庭问题与医生协商是他们职业角色的一部分。文中指出了志愿牧师与专职牧师、天主教牧师与新教牧师、男性牧师与女性牧师以及不同类型牧师培训之间的参与差异，同时也提到了牧师受访者对于他们与医生相关角色的看法。文中还指出了这项研究对于牧师效用和培训的一些启示。
