American health care chaplains’ narrative experiences serving during the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological hermeneutical study

Exploring the Changing Experiences of Chaplains Employed in Care and Residential Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Adaptation to the circumstances of care requires inventiveness and the capacity to translate traditional approaches and expressions of spirituality in ways that make a meaningful connection (Drummond & Carey, 2020;Vandenhoeck et al, 2021). Research undertaken on chaplains' journals during the pandemic in hospitals in the United States (Desjardins et al, 2022) echoes the findings of this study that chaplains demonstrated considerable creativity in delivering their role during the crisis. In particular, this was evidenced in the remote support for relatives and residents through phone or Zoom calls (Snowden, 2021).…”

Managing Spiritual Care Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

“…Other studies have described the experiences of individual chaplains during the pandemic ( Desjardins, et al., (in press ); Szilagyi, et al, 2022 ). One of the strengths of this study is its focus on spiritual care leaders and their unique perspective.…”

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous disruptive impact on healthcare around the world. Studies have described the impact of the pandemic on spiritual care services and the creative ways that healthcare chaplains responded ( Desjardins et al, (in press) ; Harrison & Scarle, 2020 ; Snowden, 2021 ). For example, between May and September 2020, Jones et al (2020) interviewed 17 Australian spiritual care practitioners, 6 were spiritual care managers.…”