Vignettes as a novel research tool in spiritual care: A methods paper

Grabenweger, Reinhard; Völz, Daniela; Bumes, Elisabeth; Weck, Christiane; Best, Megan; Paal, Piret

doi:10.1111/jan.15908

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“…Vignettes have proven to be a valuable research tool in the social and health sciences. Findings of vignette-based studies have the potential to bridge the gap between self-perceived competencies and actual practice, which is essential to further develop spiritual care education and implementation [ 27 ]. To ensure broad representation of different approaches to spiritual care, nurses as well as physicians working in neurological and neurosurgical wards were eligible to participate in this study.…”

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“Not me!” a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses’ and physicians’ reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units

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et al. 2024

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Purpose People with primary malignant brain tumors experience serious health-related suffering caused by limited prognosis and high symptom burden. Consequently, neuro-oncological healthcare workers can be affected emotionally in a negative way. The aim of this study was to analyze the attitudes and behavior of nurses and physicians when confronted with spiritual distress in these patients. Methods Neurospirit-DE is a qualitative vignette–based, multicenter, cross-sectional online survey that was conducted in Bavaria, Germany. Reflexive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Results A total of 143 nurses and physicians working in neurological and neurosurgical wards in 46 hospitals participated in the survey. The participants questioned if the ability to provide spiritual care can be learned or is a natural skill. Spiritual care as a responsibility of the whole team was highlighted, and the staff reflected on the appropriate way of involving spiritual care experts. The main limitations to spiritual care were a lack of time and not viewing spiritual engagement as part of the professional role. Some were able to personally benefit from spiritual conversations with patients, but many participants criticized the perceived emotional burden while expressing the imminent need for specific training and team reflection. Conclusions Most neuro-oncological nurses and physicians perceive spiritual care as part of their duty and know how to alleviate the patient’s spiritual distress. Nonetheless, validation of spiritual assessment tools for neuro-oncology and standardized documentation of patients’ distress, shared interprofessional training, and reflection on the professional and personal challenges faced when confronted with spiritual care in neuro-oncology require further improvement and training.

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“Not me!” a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses’ and physicians’ reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units

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Grabenweger,

Best

et al. 2024

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“…Vignettes have proven to be a valuable research tool in the social and health sciences. Findings of vignette-based studies have the potential to bridge the gap between self-perceived competencies and actual practice, which is essential to further develop spiritual care education and implementation [24]. To ensure broad representation of different approaches to spiritual care, nurses as well as physicians working in neurological and neurosurgical wards were eligible to participate in this study.…”

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‘Not me!’ a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses’ and physicians’ reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units

Völz,

Grabenweger,

Best

et al. 2023

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Purpose People with primary malignant brain tumors experience serious health-related suffering caused by limited prognosis and high symptom burden. The aim of this study was to analyze the attitudes and behavior of nurses and physicians when confronted with spiritual distress in these patients. Methods Neurospirit-DE is a qualitative vignette-based, multicentre, cross-sectional online survey that was conducted in Bavaria, Germany. Reflexive Thematic Analysis was used for data analysis. Results A total of 143 nurses and physicians working in neurological and neurosurgical wards in 46 hospitals participated in the survey. The participants questioned if the ability to provide spiritual care can be learned or is a natural skill. Spiritual care as a responsibility of the whole team was highlighted and the staff reflected on the appropriate way of involving spiritual care experts. The main limitations to spiritual care were a lack of time and not viewing spiritual engagement as part of the professional role. Some were able to personally benefit from spiritual conversations with patients, but many participants criticized the perceived emotional burden while expressing the imminent need for specific training and team reflection. Conclusions Most neuro-oncological nurses and physicians perceive spiritual care as part of their duty and know how to alleviate the patient’s spiritual distress. Nonetheless, validation of spiritual assessment tools for neuro-oncology and standardized documentation of patients' distress, shared interprofessional training, and reflection on the professional and personal challenges faced when confronted with spiritual care in neuro-oncology require further improvement.

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