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1. Ethical Conflicts in Healthcare Chaplaincy: Results of an Exploratory Survey Among Protestant Chaplains in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.

Author

Farr, Sebastian, Roser, Traugott, and Coors, Michael

Subjects
*RESEARCH, *TERMINAL care, *MEDICAL ethics consultation, *ETHICS committees, *HOSPITAL chaplains, *CONFLICT of interests, *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations, *RESEARCH funding, *PATIENT-professional relations, *SPIRITUAL care (Medical care), *CHAPLAINS
Abstract

The paper reports the results of an exploratory online survey among German, Austrian, and Swiss hospital chaplains (n = 158, response rate 17%) to identify the ethical conflicts they encounter in their work. Respondents indicated that questions surrounding end-of-life care are predominant among the conflicts faced. Chaplains get involved with these conflicts most often through the patients themselves or through nursing staff. Most encounters occur during pastoral care visits rather than in structured forms of ethics consultation such as clinical ethics committees. The results add to the ongoing discussion of chaplains as agents in ethics consultation within healthcare systems as well as their specific role and contribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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