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  • Spiritual Care
  • End-of-Life Care
  • Communication Studies

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  • Chaplaincy is integral to holistic end-of-life care.
  • Assessing the success of spiritual care can be challenging.
  • Professional chaplains offer unique insights into effective practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the communicative hallmarks of successful end-of-life chaplaincy.
  • To understand how chaplains perceive and measure their success.
  • To explore the verbal and nonverbal indicators of effective spiritual care.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative interviews were conducted with 32 professional chaplains.
  • Participants represented diverse denominations and experience levels.
  • Data analysis focused on identifying themes related to perceived success.

Main Results:

  • Nonverbal success indicators include intrapersonal accomplishment, patient need fulfillment, and meaningful connection.
  • Verbal success indicators involve patient/family affirmation and participation in religious rites.
  • Chaplains assess competency across self, patient, and family domains.

Conclusions:

  • Successful chaplaincy is characterized by a blend of internal, relational, and external markers.
  • Effective communication is central to achieving positive outcomes in spiritual care.
  • Further research can refine assessment tools for end-of-life spiritual care.