Twice-in-a-Lifetime Pandemics: An Exploratory Qualitative Life-History Analysis of the Longitudinal Experiences of Hospital Chaplains Who Served During Both the Early AIDS (1981-1995) and Early COVID-19 (2020-2021) Pandemics in the USA and United Kingdom.

The aim of this study was to document the longitudinal experiences of chaplains who served during both the early AIDS (1981-1995) and early COVID-19 (2020-2021) pandemics. A total of 11 hospital chaplains were interviewed across the USA and the United Kingdom. Interviews were analyzed using a Grounded theory approach.

Exploring recent trends (2014-21) in preferencing and accepting Queensland medical internships in rural hospitals.

Background: Medical internship is a key transition point in medical training from student to independent (junior) doctor. The national Regional Training Hubs (RTH) policy began across Australia in late 2017, which aims to build medical training pathways for junior doctors within a rural region and guide students, interns and trainees towards these. This study aims to explore preferencing and acceptance trends for rural medical internship positions in Queensland.

Exploring Patients' and Chaplains' Perspectives About a Spiritual Care Program in the Primary Care Setting.

Background: Spirituality is an important component of social and cultural identity that influences health-related beliefs, decision-making, and coping behaviors. Despite the importance of addressing spirituality in healthcare, research about its impact is limited, especially in the primary care setting.

Objective: This study aimed to explore patients' and chaplains' experiences of receiving or providing spiritual care in the primary care setting.

The Cerulean Bowl.

The Cerulean Bowl is a metaphor for self-care and boundary setting in spiritual care encounters.

The Effect of Chaplain Patient Navigators and Multidisciplinary Family Meetings on Patient Outcomes in the ICU: The Critical Care Collaboration and Communication Project.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of a chaplain patient navigator in improving outcomes and reducing costs in the ICU setting.

Design: A randomized controlled trial at a large, urban, academic community hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Setting/patients: All patients admitted to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Cardiac and Medical ICUs between March 2015 and December 2015.