Exploring the perceptions surrounding hospital chaplains in patient care and healing

Authors

Yangmyung Ma, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Armaan Riaz, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
Aitzaz Munir Shaikh, Aga Khan University
Dujanah Siddique Bhatti, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen
Mohammed Farid, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Muhammad Adil Abbas Khan, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield

Document Type

Article

Department

Medical College Pakistan

Abstract

The authors distributed a questionnaire to various hospital staff to explore perceptions surrounding the role of chaplains in patient care and healing through assessing opinions, beliefs, and knowledge. Results revealed a poor understanding of the role of the hospital chaplain in the UK. The authors therefore advocate education programs to increase awareness of the varied role of the hospital chaplain in fulfilling patient spiritual needs to increase referral practices, leading to improved patient outcomes.

Comments

Volume, issue, and pagination are not provided by the author/publisher

Publication (Name of Journal)

The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling

Recommended Citation

Ma, Y., Riaz, A., Shaikh, A. M., Bhatti, D. S., Farid, M., Khan, M. A. (2022). Exploring the perceptions surrounding hospital chaplains in patient care and healing. The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_mc/283