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03-04-2023 | Burnout Syndrome | ORIGINAL PAPER

Relationships Between Perceived Importance of Chaplain Presence and Health Professionals’ Emotional Well-Being in the United States

Authors: Adam F. Gaines, MSW, MDiv, Teresa L. Rangel, PhD, MSN, RN, Rachel Freedberg, BSN, RN, Sheila Doucette, BSN, RN, Danell Stengem, MSN, RN, CNL, CENP, Rosemary Timmerman, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN-CSC-CMC, Jamie Roney, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K, Patrick Arenivar, BSN, RN, Angela Patterson, BSN, RN, CPEN, JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Sarah Sumner, MSN, RN, Dawn Bock, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, Sherri Mendelson, PhD, RN, Trisha Saul, PhD, RN, AnneMarie West, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Robert E. Leavitt, MAT, MDiv, Karen Colorafi, PhD, RN

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2023

Abstract

Hospital-based chaplains receive specialized training to provide spiritual support to patients and healthcare staff during difficult health transitions. However, the impact of perceived chaplain importance on healthcare staff’s emotional and professional well-being is unclear. Healthcare staff (n = 1471) caring for patients in an acute care setting within a large health system answered demographic and emotional health questions in Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap). Findings suggest that as perceived levels of chaplain importance increase, burnout may decrease and compassion satisfaction may improve. Chaplain presence in the hospital setting may support healthcare staff emotional and professional well-being following occupational stressors including COVID-19-related surges.

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Title: Relationships Between Perceived Importance of Chaplain Presence and Health Professionals’ Emotional Well-Being in the United States
Authors: Adam F. Gaines, MSW, MDiv
Teresa L. Rangel, PhD, MSN, RN
Rachel Freedberg, BSN, RN
Sheila Doucette, BSN, RN
Danell Stengem, MSN, RN, CNL, CENP
Rosemary Timmerman, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN-CSC-CMC
Jamie Roney, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K
Patrick Arenivar, BSN, RN
Angela Patterson, BSN, RN, CPEN
JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Sarah Sumner, MSN, RN
Dawn Bock, DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Sherri Mendelson, PhD, RN
Trisha Saul, PhD, RN
AnneMarie West, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Robert E. Leavitt, MAT, MDiv
Karen Colorafi, PhD, RN
Publication date: 03-04-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Burnout Syndrome
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01809-4

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