ArticleJournal of religion and health2024
Australian Patient Preferences for Discussing Spiritual Issues in the Hospital Setting: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.
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- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Cross-Validation of the Italian Version of the EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool for Clinical Nurses.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Observational
- How are the Spiritual Resources and Needs of Mental Health Consumers Identified and Documented by Staff upon Admission to an Australian Mental Health Service? A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Addressing client spirituality in occupational therapy practice: A qualitative study.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2025Review
- Exploration of Roles and Contribution of Spiritual Care Practitioners in Mental Health: An Australian Study.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- How spirituality is understood in occupational therapy: A qualitative study.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2025Review
- "Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
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Abstract
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.
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