Spidell Steven, Wallace AnneMarie, Carmack Cindy L, Nogueras-Gonzalez Graciela M, Parker Crystal L, Cantor Scott B
Presbyterian Outreach to Patients, Pearland, Texas 77581, USA.
J Health Care Chaplain. 2011;17(1-2):75-86. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2011.559859.
We examined how chaplains respond to grief and determined the prevalence of disenfranchised grief (i.e., grief that is not or cannot be acknowledged or supported by society) in healthcare chaplains. We conducted an online survey of members of the Association of Professional Chaplains. Of 3131 potential participants, 577 (18%) responded to the survey. In response to grief in the workplace, chaplains stated they would have low energy (78%), feel sad or moody (63%), feel like they had no time for themselves (44%), go through the motions (41%), and distance themselves from others (31%). As an indicator of disenfranchised grief, 21% of chaplains felt that their grief was not supported and affirmed in the workplace and 63% listed circumstances of death about which they felt very uncomfortable hearing or talking about. The results suggest that grief, and disenfranchised grief in particular, may be an important concern to address in healthcare chaplaincy.
我们研究了牧师如何应对悲伤，并确定了医疗保健牧师中被剥夺权利的悲伤（即不被社会承认或无法得到社会支持的悲伤）的普遍程度。我们对专业牧师协会的成员进行了一项在线调查。在3131名潜在参与者中，577人（18%）回复了调查。在应对工作场所的悲伤时，牧师们表示他们会精力低落（78%）、感到悲伤或喜怒无常（63%）、觉得没有自己的时间（44%）、敷衍行事（41%），以及与他人保持距离（31%）。作为被剥夺权利的悲伤的一个指标，21%的牧师觉得他们的悲伤在工作场所得不到支持和肯定，63%的牧师列出了他们在听闻或谈论相关情况时会感到非常不舒服的死亡情形。结果表明，悲伤，尤其是被剥夺权利的悲伤，可能是医疗保健牧师工作中需要解决的一个重要问题。
