Purvis Taylor E, Crowe Thomas Y, Wright Scott M, Teague Paula
Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Division of Hospital Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J Relig Health. 2018 Feb;57(1):240-248. doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0530-x.
Spiritual care is associated with improved health outcomes and higher patient satisfaction. However, chaplains often cover many hospital units and thus may not be able to serve all patients. Involving student chaplains in patient spiritual care may allow for more patients to experience the support of spiritual care. In this study, we surveyed 93 patients hospitalized on general medical units at a tertiary care center who were visited by nine student chaplain summer interns. The results indicated that the majority of patients appreciated student chaplain visits and these encounters may have positively influenced their overall hospital experience. Thus, student chaplains could be a way to extend valuable spiritual care in settings where chaplaincy staff shortages preclude access.
精神关怀与改善健康状况及提高患者满意度相关。然而，牧师通常要负责多个医院科室，因此可能无法为所有患者提供服务。让学生牧师参与患者的精神关怀或许能让更多患者体验到精神关怀的支持。在本研究中，我们对一家三级医疗中心普通内科病房住院的93名患者进行了调查，这些患者接受了9名学生牧师暑期实习生的探访。结果表明，大多数患者对学生牧师的探访表示感激，这些接触可能对他们的整体住院体验产生了积极影响。因此，在牧师人员短缺导致无法提供服务的情况下，学生牧师可能是一种提供宝贵精神关怀的途径。
