Table 2 Sample codes
Background of Chaplain |
• Socioeconomic: |
◦ Gender identity |
◦ Identity: |
▪ Cultural/ethnical identity |
▪ Race |
▪ Geographic location of childhood |
▪ Religious background |
Chaplains’ Activities |
• Challenges arising concerning particular types of patients: |
◦ Adjusting to different views/religions |
◦ Different religions/spirituality: |
▪ Religious patients: |
• Christian: |
◦ Lack of knowledge |
◦ Lack of resources |
• Judaism: |
◦ Lack of knowledge |
◦ Lack of resources |
• Islam: |
◦ Lack of knowledge |
◦ Lack of resources |
• Hindu: |
◦ Lack of knowledge |
◦ Lack of resources |
• Other (specify): |
◦ Lack of knowledge |
◦ Lack of resources |
Implications |
• Understandings of spiritual/religious issues: |
◦ Content: |
▪ Western religions: |
• Catholic |
• Mainline Protestant |
• Evangelical |
• Judaism: |
◦ Orthodox |
▪ Non-Western religions: |
• Islam |
• Hinduism |
• Other |
• Practice |