Australian Patient Preferences for Discussing Spiritual Issues in the Hospital Setting: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study

While there is high patient acceptance for clinical staff discussing issues regarding spirituality with hospital inpatients, it is not clear which staff member patients prefer for these discussions. This unique exploratory study investigated inpatient preferences regarding which staff member should...

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Nebentitel:"Spirituality, Mental Health, and COVID-19"
VerfasserInnen: Best, Megan (VerfasserIn) ; Jones, Kate (VerfasserIn) ; Merritt, Frankie (VerfasserIn) ; Casey, Michael (VerfasserIn) ; Lynch, Sandra (VerfasserIn) ; Eisman, John A. (VerfasserIn) ; Cohen, Jeffrey (VerfasserIn) ; Mackie, Darryl (VerfasserIn) ; Beilharz, Kirsty (VerfasserIn) ; Kearney, Matthew (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2024
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2024, Band: 63, Heft: 1, Seiten: 238-256
weitere Schlagwörter:B Patient preferences
B (3-5) spirituality
B Patient–clinician interaction
B Healthcare professionals
B spiritual history
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Zusammenfassung:While there is high patient acceptance for clinical staff discussing issues regarding spirituality with hospital inpatients, it is not clear which staff member patients prefer for these discussions. This unique exploratory study investigated inpatient preferences regarding which staff member should raise the topic of spirituality. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with inpatients at six hospitals in Sydney, Australia (n = 897), with a subset invited to participate in qualitative interviews (n = 41). Pastoral care staff (32.9%) were the preferred staff members with whom to discuss spiritual issues, followed by doctors (22.4%). Qualitative findings indicated that individual characteristics of the staff member are more important than their role.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01767-x