Fitchett George
Department of Religion, Health and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2017 Sep;71(3):163-175. doi: 10.1177/1542305017724811.
In light of the continued growth of chaplaincy-related research this paper presents an overview of important findings. The review summarizes research in six broad areas: what chaplains do; the importance of religion and spiritual care to patients and families; the impact of chaplains' spiritual care on the patient experience; the impact of chaplain care on other patient outcomes; spiritual needs and chaplain care in palliative and end of life care; and chaplain care for staff colleagues. It concludes with a description of several innovative and important new studies of chaplain care and notes areas for future investigation.
鉴于与宗教照护相关的研究持续增长，本文概述了重要研究发现。该综述总结了六个广泛领域的研究：宗教照护人员的工作内容；宗教和精神关怀对患者及其家属的重要性；宗教照护人员的精神关怀对患者体验的影响；宗教照护对患者其他结局的影响；姑息治疗和临终关怀中的精神需求与宗教照护；以及对工作人员同事的宗教照护。文章最后描述了几项关于宗教照护的创新且重要的新研究，并指出了未来的研究方向。
