The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives.
Chaplaincy
Emergency medical services
Paramedic
Spiritual care
Well-being
Journal
Journal of religion and health
ISSN: 1573-6571
Titre abrégé: J Relig Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985199R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
accepted:
15
10
2021
pubmed:
26
10
2021
medline:
2
4
2022
entrez:
25
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Chaplains are employed by ambulance services in many states across Australia as one element in a suite of initiatives to support the health and wellness of paramedics. The aim of this paper is to present key findings from a study that explored paramedic perspectives on the role and value of chaplains in the ambulance service. Seventeen paramedics participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using framework analysis. Two themes were identified: scope of the chaplain's role and organisational factors influencing the chaplain's role. Paramedics highly valued what they believed to be proactive and reactive support provided by ambulance chaplains, regardless of paramedics' personal spiritual or religious beliefs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34694550
doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01446-9
pii: 10.1007/s10943-021-01446-9
pmc: PMC8543420
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
929-947Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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