Carey Lindsay B, Cohen Jeffrey
Palliative Care Unit, School of Public Health, La Trobe University (City Campus), 215 Franklin St., Melbourne, VIC, Australia,
J Relig Health. 2015 Oct;54(5):1772-87. doi: 10.1007/s10943-014-9938-8.
The World Health Organization (WHO) 'Pastoral Intervention Codings' were first released in 2002 as part of the 'International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems' (WHO 2002). The purpose of the WHO pastoral intervention codings (colloquially abbreviated as 'WHO-PICs') was to record and account for the religious, pastoral and/or spiritual interventions of chaplains and volunteers providing care to patients and other clients experiencing religious and/or spiritual health and well-being issues. The intent of such WHO codings was to provide information in five areas: statistical, research, clinical, education and policy. The purpose of this paper predominantly accounts for research although it does intersect and relate to other WHO priorities. Over the past 10 years, research by the current and associated authors to test the efficacy of the WHO-PICs has been implemented in a number of different health and welfare contexts that have engaged chaplaincy personnel. In summary, while the WHO-PICs are yet to be more widely utilized internationally, the codings have largely proven to be valuable indices appropriate to a variety of contexts. Research utilizing the WHO-PICs, however, has also revealed the necessity for a number of changes and inclusions to be implemented. Recommendations concerning the future utilisation of the WHO-PICs are made, as are recommendations for these codings to be further developed and promoted by the WHO, so as to more accurately record religious, pastoral and spiritual interventions.
世界卫生组织（WHO）的“牧师干预编码”于2002年首次发布，作为《国际疾病及相关健康问题统计分类》（WHO，2002年）的一部分。WHO牧师干预编码（通俗缩写为“WHO - PICs”）的目的是记录和统计牧师及志愿者为面临宗教和/或精神健康与幸福问题的患者及其他服务对象提供的宗教、牧师和/或精神干预。此类WHO编码的意图是在五个领域提供信息：统计、研究、临床、教育和政策。本文的目的主要是阐述研究，尽管它确实与WHO的其他优先事项相交并相关。在过去10年中，本文作者及相关作者为测试WHO - PICs的功效开展的研究，已在一些涉及牧师人员的不同健康和福利环境中实施。总之，虽然WHO - PICs尚未在国际上得到更广泛应用，但这些编码在很大程度上已被证明是适用于各种环境的有价值指标。然而，利用WHO - PICs开展的研究也揭示了进行一些变革和纳入新内容的必要性。文中提出了关于WHO - PICs未来应用的建议，以及关于由WHO进一步开发和推广这些编码以便更准确记录宗教、牧师和精神干预的建议。
