Research

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2021
Resiliency practices: Evidence-based interventions that inspire hope by Austine Duru (March/April 2021)

2020
Research literature sheds light on organ donation process by Austine Duru (March/April 2020)

2019
Spiritual care in the perinatal space: Evidence from research by Austine Duru (Nov/Dec 2019)
Evidence-based spiritual care for elderly patients: Insights from research by Austine Duru and Marilyn Williams (May/June 2019)
Human trafficking: Implications for Chaplains by Sr. Nkechi Lilian Iwuoha, PHJC (March/April 2019)

2018
If science predicts when you will die, how does that affect your spirit? by Allison DeLaney (September/October 2018)
Research on opioid addiction and spiritual care yields mixed results by Austine Duru (May/June 2018)

2017
Spiritual Care in Emergency Medicine by Austine Duru and Marilyn Williams (Nov/Dec 2017)
Interdisciplinary chaplains: Perspectives from research by Austine Duru (July/August 2017)
Ministry to families: What the research tells us by Austine Duru (January/February 2017)

2016
Spiritual care and mental health: What the research tells us by Austin Duru (November/December 2016)
What does the literature tell us about moral distress? by Marilyn Williams (March/April 2016)
Palliative Care Needs for Persons on Dialysis and Implications for Chaplains by Mary Anne Bonner (January/February 2016)

2015
Investigating Spiritual Well-Being: Insights from Research by Austine Duru (November/December 2015)
Looking under the hood: Documentation of spiritual care by Austine Duru (July/August 2015)

2014
Tracy Balboni: Research Critical in Compassionate Care by Austine Duru (July/August 2014)
Conference outlines research agenda for spiritual care by Mary Heintzkill (May/June 2014)
Disaster chaplaincy in the research literature by Austin Duru (March/April 2014)

2013
Research Abstracts by Austine Duru (September/October 2013)

2020
Telechaplaincy: Taking Chaplaincy Beyond the Patient Room

2019
Creating a Community of Inquiry: A Beginner’s Guide to Research Competency (Part 3)
Spirituality in the Context of Secondary Trauma

2018
Responding to Research: Matching Expressed Learning Needs With What Chaplains Do Best

2017
Evidence-Based Practice
How to Speed Read a Research Article: A Beginner’s Guide to Research Literacy
Developing & Competent Chaplains

2016
Continuous Quality Improvement for Spiritual Care Services

2015
Honoring the Gift: NACC and Chaplaincy Going Forward

What Is Quality Spiritual Care in Health Care and How Do You Measure It? (published February 2016 at www.healthcarechaplaincy.org/research)