Knowledge, Attitudes, and Interactions with Chaplains and Nursing Staff Outcomes: A Survey Study.

ABSTRACT: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of nursing staff (n?=?51) in an academic hospital finding a significant inverse relationship between the frequency of chaplaincy interaction and perceived stress (r?=?-?0.27, p?=?0.05). We also found a significant positive relationship between rated importance of having a chaplain at the hospital and secondary trauma (r?=?0.30, p?=?0.03). There was a significant positive relationship between religiosity and rated importance for having a chaplain (r?=?0.30, p?=?0.03) and rated helpfulness of chaplains (r?=?0.32, p?=?0.02). Similarly, there was a significant positive relationship between spirituality and average length of conversations with a chaplain, rated importance for having a chaplain, and helpfulness of chaplains (r?=?0.32, p?=?0.03; r?=?0.44, p?=?0.001; and r?=?0.52, p?=?0.0001, respectively). Interaction with chaplains is associated with decreased employee perceived stress for nursing staff who provide care for severely ill patients.

SUBMITTER: Liberman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7242609 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature