Bang So Hyeon, Noh Hyunjin, Handzo George, Galchutt Paul, Kwak Jung
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
School of Social Work, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Palliat Support Care. 2024 May 16:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S147895152400066X.
Considering the ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity in the U.S., we aim to explore the experiences of healthcare chaplains as they provide culturally sensitive care to diverse patients and their families.
This is a qualitative study. Individual interviews were conducted with 14 healthcare chaplains recruited from 3 U.S. chaplaincy organizations.
Thematic analysis with constant comparison yielded 6 themes in the chaplains' experiences: (1) the diverse roles of chaplains; (2) their high levels of comfort in working with diverse populations, attributed to cultural sensitivity and humility training; (3) cues for trust-building; (4) common topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion discussed; (5) gaps in chaplaincy training; and (6) the importance of collaboration and negotiation with healthcare professionals to accommodate cultural needs.
This research highlights the valuable role of chaplains in providing culturally sensitive care and suggests areas for improving chaplaincy training and education to better serve diverse patient populations.
考虑到美国的种族、民族和文化多样性，我们旨在探索医疗保健牧师在为不同患者及其家庭提供具有文化敏感性的护理时的经历。
这是一项定性研究。对从3个美国牧师组织招募的14名医疗保健牧师进行了个人访谈。
通过持续比较进行的主题分析在牧师的经历中产生了6个主题：（1）牧师的不同角色；（2）由于文化敏感性和谦逊培训，他们在与不同人群合作时的高度舒适度；（3）建立信任的线索；（4）讨论的多样性、公平性和包容性的常见主题；（5）牧师培训中的差距；（6）与医疗保健专业人员合作和协商以满足文化需求的重要性。
本研究强调了牧师在提供具有文化敏感性的护理方面的宝贵作用，并提出了改进牧师培训和教育以更好地服务不同患者群体的领域。
