Abstract
Although many recognize the importance of addressing the spiritual domain in palliative care, empirically grounded interventions designed to alleviate spiritual needs for patients in palliative care are remarkably scarce. In this paper we argue that the development of such interventions for chaplains is important in order to improve spiritual care in a (post)secular and religiously plural context. We therefore propose an interfaith chaplain-led spiritual care intervention for home-based palliative care that addresses patients’ spiritual needs. The intervention is based on elements of spiritual care interventions that have been investigated among other populations. Three important characteristics of the proposed intervention are (1) life review; (2) materiality, ritual and embodiment; and (3) imagination. The aim of this intervention is to improve palliative patients’ spiritual wellbeing. It is anticipated that such a structured intervention could assist in improving spiritual care in palliative care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64-77 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 19 Dec 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2023 |
Funding
This work was supported by ZonMw under Grant number 844001603. The authors would like to thank Christa Anbeek, Renske Kruizinga and Erik Olsman for their valuable contributions in the development of the intervention.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| ZonMw | 844001603 |