Recent Progress in Chaplaincy-Related Research

Fitchett, George

doi:10.1177/1542305017724811

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“…Much of what was discussed by our participants is similar to what has been reported in the literature [8,9,10], but the local context of huge diversity, great inequality, and scarce resources, places particular demands on local hospices. The responses of our participants enable us to add to the discussions raised by the few studies in the global South [11,12,13].…”

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Spiritual Care Practices in Hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa: The Challenge of Diversity

Mahilall¹,

Swartz

2020

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Background: South Africa is a very diverse middle-income country, still deeply divided by the legacy of its colonial and apartheid past. As part of a larger study, this article explored the experiences and views of representatives of hospices in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the provision of appropriate spiritual care, given local issues and constraints. Methods: Two sets of focus group discussions, with 23 hospice participants, were conducted with 11 of the 12 Hospice Palliative Care Association registered hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa, to understand what spiritual care practices were at play in their hospices against the backdrop of multifaceted diversities. The discussions were analysed using thematic analysis. Results:Two prominent themes emerged: providing relevant spiritual care services in a religiously, culturally, and racially diverse setting, and the organisational context impacting such a spiritual care service. Participants agreed that spiritual care is an important service and that it plays a significant role within the inter-disciplinary team. Participants recognised the need for spiritual care training and skills development, alongside the financial shortfalls. In spite of the diversities and resource constraints, the approach of individual hospices to providing spiritual care remained robust.Discussion:Given the diversities that are largely unique to South Africa, shaped essentially by past injustices, the hospices have to navigate considerable hurdles such as cultural differences, religious diversity, and language barriers to provide spiritual care services, within significant resource constraints. Conclusions:While each of the hospices have established spiritual care services to varying degrees, there was an expressed need for training in spiritual care to develop a baseline guide that was bespoke to the complexities of the South African context. Part of this training needs to focus on the complexity of providing culturally appropriate services.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Spiritual Care Practices in Hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa: The Challenge of Diversity

Mahilall¹,

Swartz

2020

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“…Much of what was discussed by our participants is similar to what has been reported in the literature [24,25,26], but the local context of huge diversity, great inequality, and scarce resources, places particular demands on local hospices. The responses of our participants enable us to add to the discussions raised by the few studies in the global South [15,27,28].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Spiritual care practices in hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa: The challenge of diversity

Mahilall¹,

Swartz

2020

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Background: South Africa is a very diverse middle-income country, still deeply divided by the legacy of its colonial and apartheid past. As part of a larger study, this article explored the experiences and views of representatives of hospices in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the provision of appropriate spiritual care, given local issues and constraints. Methods: Two sets of focus group discussions, with 23 hospice participants, were conducted with 11 of the 12 Hospice Palliative Care Association registered hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa, to understand what spiritual care practices existed in their hospices against the backdrop of multifaceted diversities. The discussions were analysed using thematic analysis. Results:Two prominent themes emerged: the challenges of providing relevant spiritual care services in a religiously, culturally, linguistically and racially diverse setting, and the organisational context impacting such a spiritual care service. Participants agreed that spiritual care is an important service and that it plays a significant role within the inter-disciplinary team. Participants recognised the need for spiritual care training and skills development, alongside the financial costs of employing dedicated spiritual care workers. In spite of the diversities and resource constraints, the approach of individual hospices to providing spiritual care remained robust.Discussion:Given the diversities that are largely unique to South Africa, shaped essentially by past injustices, the hospices have to navigate considerable hurdles such as cultural differences, religious diversity, and language barriers to provide spiritual care services, within significant resource constraints. Conclusions:While each of the hospices have established spiritual care services to varying degrees, there was an expressed need for training in spiritual care to develop a baseline guide that was bespoke to the complexities of the South African context. Part of this training needs to focus on the complexity of providing culturally appropriate services.

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“…No restrictions were made regarding the publication date. To supplement the search, review articles of chaplaincy research were scanned for relevant studies (Fitchett, 2017;Galek, Flannelly, Jankowski, & Handzo, 2011;Kalish, 2012;Lichter, 2013;Morgan, 2015;Mowat, 2008;Pesut, Sinclair, Fitchett, Greig, & Koss, 2016;Proserpio, Piccinelli, & Clerici, 2011;Steinhauser et al, 2017). Included articles were (a) peer-reviewed, (b) published in English, and (c) discussed outcomes for patients and/or relatives in healthcare.…”

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Can Outcome Research Respect the Integrity of Chaplaincy? A Review of Outcome Studies

Damen

Schuhmann

Leget

et al. 2019

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

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In recent years, some within chaplaincy have advocated for a stronger focus on outcomes, including outcome research, whereas others in the field have questioned an outcome-oriented perspective. In this article, existing outcome studies are reviewed in relation to the ongoing discussion about a processor outcome-oriented approach to chaplaincy. A central question emerges from this discussion: how can outcome research be designed that respects the integrity of the profession of chaplaincy? A literature search in MEDLINE/Pubmed produced twenty-two chaplaincy outcome studies that met the inclusion criteria. A review of these studies shows that thus far most have focused on secondary chaplaincy outcomes (e.g., satisfaction) using quantitative designs. To respect the integrity of chaplaincy,

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Recent Progress in Chaplaincy-Related Research

Cited by 58 publications

References 97 publications

Spiritual Care Practices in Hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa: The Challenge of Diversity

Spiritual Care Practices in Hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa: The Challenge of Diversity

Spiritual care practices in hospices in the Western Cape, South Africa: The challenge of diversity

Can Outcome Research Respect the Integrity of Chaplaincy? A Review of Outcome Studies

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