Rajaee Geila, Patel Minal R
Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Health Care Chaplain. 2023 Apr-Jun;29(2):161-175. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2022.2064125. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
We examined preferences around spiritual support services delivered by chaplains among U.S. adults in outpatient and inpatient healthcare settings using a cross-sectional national survey of U.S. adults ( = 1,020). For outpatient settings, 5% reported interest in chaplain services, whereas 16% reported interest in inpatient settings. In both settings, a higher perceived value of chaplain services ( < 01) and previous experience with a chaplain ( < .01) were associated with a greater interest in a chaplain consult when adjusting for demographic factors. In both settings, the most desired services were to explore what was most important in the event of a serious illness or injury (46-47%), values related to treatment decisions (43-46%), and connecting to resources for personal strength and resilience (36-39%), whereas exploring more religious concerns was less desirable. There is a need to identify the role of chaplains within the context of healthcare to meet patients' desire for specific services.
我们通过对1020名美国成年人进行的全国性横断面调查，研究了美国门诊和住院医疗环境中成年人对牧师提供的精神支持服务的偏好。在门诊环境中，5%的人表示对牧师服务感兴趣，而在住院环境中这一比例为16%。在这两种环境中，在调整人口因素后，对牧师服务的更高感知价值（P<0.01）和之前与牧师接触的经历（P<0.01）与对牧师咨询的更大兴趣相关。在这两种环境中，最需要的服务是探讨在患重病或受伤时最重要的事情（46%-47%）、与治疗决策相关的价值观（43%-46%）以及获取增强个人力量和恢复力的资源（36%-39%），而探讨更多宗教问题则不太受欢迎。有必要确定牧师在医疗保健背景下的作用，以满足患者对特定服务的需求。
