The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives.

Tunks Leach, K; Simpson, P; Lewis, J; Levett-Jones, T

The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives.

Tunks Leach, K

Simpson, P Lewis, J

Levett-Jones, T

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Publisher:: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Relig Health, 2021, pp. 1-19
Issue Date:: 2021-10-25

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dc.contributor.author	Tunks Leach, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-4782
dc.contributor.author	Simpson, P
dc.contributor.author	Lewis, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8668-712X
dc.contributor.author	Levett-Jones, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-8957
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-16T00:44:56Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-15
dc.date.available	2021-11-16T00:44:56Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-25
dc.identifier.citation	J Relig Health, 2021, pp. 1-19
dc.identifier.issn	0022-4197
dc.identifier.issn	1573-6571
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151592
dc.description.abstract	Chaplains are employed by ambulance services in many states across Australia as one element in a suite of initiatives to support the health and wellness of paramedics. The aim of this paper is to present key findings from a study that explored paramedic perspectives on the role and value of chaplains in the ambulance service. Seventeen paramedics participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using framework analysis. Two themes were identified: scope of the chaplain's role and organisational factors influencing the chaplain's role. Paramedics highly valued what they believed to be proactive and reactive support provided by ambulance chaplains, regardless of paramedics' personal spiritual or religious beliefs.
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	J Relig Health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10943-021-01446-9
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Social Psychology
dc.title	The Role and Value of Chaplains in the Ambulance Service: Paramedic Perspectives.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-11-16T00:44:55Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

Chaplains are employed by ambulance services in many states across Australia as one element in a suite of initiatives to support the health and wellness of paramedics. The aim of this paper is to present key findings from a study that explored paramedic perspectives on the role and value of chaplains in the ambulance service. Seventeen paramedics participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using framework analysis. Two themes were identified: scope of the chaplain's role and organisational factors influencing the chaplain's role. Paramedics highly valued what they believed to be proactive and reactive support provided by ambulance chaplains, regardless of paramedics' personal spiritual or religious beliefs.

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