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Pain Control and Chaplaincy in Australia

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posted on 2023-05-16, 19:16 authored by Carety, LB, Newell, CJ, Rumbold, B
This paper summarizes the experiences of 327 Australian health care chaplains with regard to their involvement in issues concerning pain control within the health care context. The findings indicate that approximately 60% of surveyed chaplains had provided some form of pastoral intervention directly to patients and/or their families dealing with issues concerning pain, and that approximately 36% of chaplains had assisted clinical staff with issues concerning patient pain. Differences of involvement between volunteer and staff chaplains are noted, as are the perspectives of chaplaincy informants regarding their role in relation to pain control. Some implications of this study with respect to chaplaincy utility and training are noted. © 2006 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee.

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Publication title

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volume

32

Issue

6

Pagination

589-601

ISSN

0885-3924

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

Elsevier Inc

Place of publication

United States

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  • Restricted

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