Integrating Spiritual Care into Palliative Consultation: A Case Study in Expanded Practice.
Citation: Journal of Religion & Health. 56(6):2308-2316, 2017 Dec.PMID: 28550510Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/Palliative CareForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Chaplaincy Service, Hospital/mt [Methods] | *Palliative Care/mt [Methods] | *Pastoral Care/mt [Methods] | *Religion and Medicine | Adult | Aged | Aged, 80 and over | Clergy | District of Columbia | Female | Humans | Male | Middle Aged | Retrospective Studies | Young AdultYear: 2017ISSN:- 0022-4197
- Groninger, Hunter:
- http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-1999
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Recognizing and addressing spiritual needs has long been identified as a key component of palliative care (PC). More often than not, the provision of spiritual care involves referral to a hospital chaplain. In this study, we aim to describe the role of a PC chaplain embedded within the interdisciplinary PC team and demonstrate how this palliative chaplain role differs from that of a traditional hospital chaplain. We postulate that integrating spiritual care provision into a PC team may offer a broader spiritual care experience for patients receiving PC and begin to delineate expanded clinical roles for the palliative chaplain.
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