Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy· 2026Q1
Unraveling impact and processes in healthcare chaplaincy. A quasi-experimental study in Belgium
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Hospital chaplaincy care significantly improved patients' Positive Religious Coping (PRC) by follow-up compared to a control group, according to a quasi-experimental study in Belgium.
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Key points
- Hospital chaplaincy care led to significant improvements in patients' Positive Religious Coping (PRC) at follow-up.
- The study compared patients who met with a chaplain to a control group who did not receive chaplaincy care.
- Improvements were observed in internal processes such as acceptance, positive reappraisal, and hope.
- The research was conducted in Belgium using a quasi-experimental design and multilevel analysis.
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Abstract
This article reflects on the complexity of evaluating impact of chaplaincy and suggest unraveling processes and outcomes of healthcare chaplaincy. Our quasi-experimental study in Belgium aims to gain insight into the impact of hospital chaplaincy on inpatients’ internal processes (acceptance, positive reappraisal, hope and within a religious subgroup also Positive Religious Coping (PRC) and Negative Religious Coping (NRC)). A group of patients who met with a hospital chaplain at least once was compared to a group who either did not request a chaplain or were not referred to one. A multilevel analysis shows significant PRC improvement at follow-up for the chaplaincy care group in comparison to the comparison group. The study underscores the need for more process–outcome research in chaplaincy, using a variety of research designs.
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