Department of Practical Theology and Religious Studies, Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Chair group Humanist Chaplaincy Studies for a Plural Society, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
J Health Care Chaplain. 2023 Jan-Mar;29(1):64-77. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2021.2015055. Epub 2021 Dec 19.
Although many recognize the importance of addressing the spiritual domain in palliative care, empirically grounded interventions designed to alleviate spiritual needs for patients in palliative care are remarkably scarce. In this paper we argue that the development of such interventions for chaplains is important in order to improve spiritual care in a (post)secular and religiously plural context. We therefore propose an interfaith chaplain-led spiritual care intervention for home-based palliative care that addresses patients' spiritual needs. The intervention is based on elements of spiritual care interventions that have been investigated among other populations. Three important characteristics of the proposed intervention are (1) life review; (2) materiality, ritual and embodiment; and (3) imagination. The aim of this intervention is to improve palliative patients' spiritual wellbeing. It is anticipated that such a structured intervention could assist in improving spiritual care in palliative care.
尽管许多人认识到在姑息治疗中关注精神领域的重要性，但旨在减轻姑息治疗患者精神需求的实证干预措施却非常稀缺。在本文中，我们认为为牧师开发这种干预措施对于改善（后）世俗和宗教多元化背景下的精神关怀很重要。因此，我们提出了一种基于信仰的牧师主导的居家姑息治疗精神关怀干预措施，以满足患者的精神需求。该干预措施基于已在其他人群中研究过的精神关怀干预措施的要素。拟议干预措施的三个重要特征是：（1）生命回顾；（2）物质性、仪式和体现；以及（3）想象力。该干预措施的目的是提高姑息治疗患者的精神幸福感。预计这种结构化的干预措施可以帮助改善姑息治疗中的精神关怀。
