spiritual needs
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: During their stay in hospital, patients have the opportunity to talk to hospital chaplains. Patients who are either in a palliative care unit or receiving palliative care in another unit and
Sponsors
Universität Witten/Herdecke
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients: - A signed declaration of consent - Adult palliative care patients in the rehabilitation and (pre-) terminal phase who are capable of giving consent and whose limitations allow them to be interviewed Inclusion criteria for pastoral caregivers: - One or more conversations with the interviewed patient - Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or CPE-equivalent training or CPE or CPE-equivalent training and subject-specific further training
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for patients: - Minors or patients incapable of giving consent - Patients in the late terminal phase - Patients in the final phase - Non-German-speaking patients (language skills) - Patients with cognitive impairments Exclusion criteria for pastoral caregivers: - No guided conversation with an interviewed patient - No clinical pastoral education (CPE)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective of the study is to generate insights into the following topics: - How do patients experience a spiritual care conversation? - Are there any topics specific to spiritual care for patients? - Can hospital chaplains appreciate and tap into a person's subject-specific spirituality? - What effect do patients perceive spiritual counseling to have? - From the patients' perspective, does spiritual counseling make a special contribution to their support? - How do patients describe the symbolic role of spiritual counseling? - How qualified and reflective are hospital chaplains with regard to their specific activity of providing spiritual support to palliative care patients? - Do hospital chaplains find their training helpful for the specific care of palliative care patients? | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed