The Relative Prevalence of Various Spiritual Needs
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v9i2.25Keywords:
chaplaincy, pastoral care, religion, spirituality, spiritual needsAbstract
An announcement was placed in a chaplaincy newsletter inviting chaplains from the United States and Canada to participate in a survey about the spiritual needs of their patients. A total of 167 chaplains responded to the invitation and completed an on-line questionnaire. The questionnaire listed 28 spiritual needs that fell into seven categories. Chaplains were asked to rate how often they encountered patients with each of the needs, using a scale of 1 to 6, with 1 meaning “a few times a year” and 6 meaning “many times a day.” The responses of chaplains indicated that the seven categories formed a hierarchy of needs. The most common, or prevalent, of the seven spiritual needs were the need for love and belonging, and the need to find meaning and purpose, which chaplains encountered between “many times a week” to “a few times a day.”
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DRAPER, P. & MCSHERRY, W. (2002). A critical review of spirituality and spiritual assessment. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 39(1), 1-2.
FEUDTNER, C., HANEY, J., & DIMMERS, M.A. (2003). Spiritual care needs of hospitalized children and their families: A national survey of pastoral care providers’ perceptions. Pediatrics, 111(1), 6772.
FLANNELLY, K.J., GALEK, K., & HANDZO, G.F. (2005). To what extent are the spiritual needs of hospital patients being met? International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 35(3), 319-323.
FLANNELLY, K.J., GALEK, K., BUCCHINO, J., HANDZO, G.F. & TANNENBAUM, H.P. (2005). Department directors’ perceptions of the roles and functions of hospital chaplains: A national survey. Hospital Topics, 83(4), 19-27 .
FLANNELLY, K.J., WEAVER, A. J., & HANDZO, G. F. (2004). A three-year study of chaplains’ professional activities at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Chaplaincy Today, 20(2), 3-12.
FLANNELLY, K.J., HANDZO, G.F., & WEAVER, A.J. (2004). Factors affecting healthcare chaplaincy and the provision of pastoral care in the United States. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, 58(1-2), 127-130.
FOGG, S.L., WEAVER, A.J., FLANNELLY, K.J. & HANDZO, G.F. (2004). An analysis of referrals to chaplains in a community hospital in New York over a seven year period. The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 58(3), 225-235.
FRANKL, V. E.(1959). Man’s search for meaning. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
FRANKL, V. E. (1967). Psychotherapy and existentialism: Selected papers on logotherapy. New York: Washington Square Press/Pocket Books
FRANKL, V. E. (1969). The will to meaning: Foundations and applications of logotherapy. New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Co.
GALEK, K., FLANNELLY, K.J., VANE, A., & GALEK, R.M. (2005). Assessing a patient’s spiritual needs. Holistic Nursing Practice, 19(2), 62-69.
GREASLEY, P., CJIU, L.F., & GARTLAND, M. (2001). The concept of spiritual care in mental health nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33(5), 629-637.
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JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. (2003). Comprehensive accreditation manual for hospitals: The official handbook.
KING, M., SPECK, P., & THOMAS, A. (1995). The Royal Free interview for spiritual and religious beliefs: Development and standardization. Psychological Medicine, 25, 1125-1134.
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MCSHERRY, W., & DRAPER, P. (1998). The debates emerging from the literature surrounding the concept of spirituality as applied to nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27, 683-691.
MCSHERRY, W., & ROSS, L. (2002). Dilemmas of spiritual assessment: Consideration for nursing practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 38(5), 479488.
NARAYANASAMY, A. (2002). Spiritual coping mechanisms in chronically ill patients. British Journal of Nursing, 11(22), 1461-1470.
NARAYANASAMY, A., Clissett, P., Parumal, L., Thompson, D., Annasamy, S., & Edge, R. (2002). Responses to the spiritual needs of older people. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 48(1), 6-16.
ROSS, L.A. (1997). Elderly patients’ perceptions of their spiritual needs and care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 26, 710-715.
TAYLOR, E.J. (2003). Spiritual needs of patients with cancer and family caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 26(4), 260-266.
WALTER, T. (1997). The ideology and organization of spiritual care: Three approaches. Palliative Medicine, 11(1), 21-30.
WEAVER, A.J., FLANNELLY, K.J., & OPPENHEIMER, J.E. (2003) Religion, spirituality, and chaplains in the biomedical literature: 1965-2000. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 33(2), 155-161.
WRIGHT, M.C. (2001). Chaplaincy in hospice and hospital: Findings from England and Wales. Palliative Medicine, 15, 229-242.
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2013-04-07
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Flannelly, K., Galek, K., Bucchino, J., & Vane, A. (2013). The Relative Prevalence of Various Spiritual Needs. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 9(2), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v9i2.25
