Sacred Moments Library Research and resources curated by the Sacred Moments Initiative Chaplain Care Knapp S, Schaefer B, Stratton RG, Usset TJ, K Yadav S, Fitchett G. Chaplain care for health care colleagues: a scoping review. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy. 2024 Sep 28:1-30.Callis A, Cacciata M, Wickman M, Choi J. An effective in-hospital chaplaincy-led care program for nurses: Tea for the soul a qualitative investigation. J Health Care Chaplain. 2022 Oct-Dec;28(4):526-539. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2021.1932134. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34165399.Keogh, Maggie MEd, BCC; Marin, Deborah B. MD; Jandorf, Lina MA; Wetmore, John B. BA; Sharma, Vanshdeep MD. Chi Time: Expanding a novel approach for hospital employee engagement. Nursing Management (Springhouse) 51(4):p 32-38, April 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000654852.18136.d7O'Neil T, Lyndale P, Szakatis K, Fitzgerald T. The Value of a Brief Thought for the Day Reflection on an Academic Consult Service. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2017 Nov;34(9):869-873. doi: 10.1177/1049909116660518. Epub 2016 Jul 22. PMID: 27448669.Tartaglia, A., White, K. B., Corson, T., Charlescraft, A., Johnson, T., Jackson-Jordan, E., & Fitchett, G. (2022). Supporting staff: The role of health care chaplains. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 30(1), 60–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2022.2154107Usset TJ, Stratton RG, Knapp S, Schwartzman G, Yadav SK, Schaefer BJ, Harris JI, Fitchett G. Factors Associated With Healthcare Clinician Stress and Resilience: A Scoping Review. J Healthc Manag. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;69(1):12-28. doi: 10.1097/JHM-D-23-00020. PMID: 38175533. Burnout in Healthcare Aiken LH, Lasater KB, Sloane DM, et al. Physician and Nurse Well-Being and Preferred Interventions to Address Burnout in Hospital Practice: Factors Associated With Turnover, Outcomes, and Patient Safety. JAMA Health Forum. Jul 7 2023;4(7):e231809. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1809.Shanafelt TD, West CP, Dyrbye LN, et al. Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc. Dec 2022;97(12):2248-2258. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.09.002.Maslach C, Jackson SE. The measurement of experienced burnout. J Organ Behavior. 1981;2(2):99-113.Rotenstein LS, Torre M, Ramos MA, et al. Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians: A Systematic Review. JAMA. Sep 18 2018;320(11):1131-1150. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.12777. Holistic, Relationship-Centered Approaches to Healthcare Institute Of Medicine Of The National Academies. Crossing The Quality Chasm: A New Health System For The 21st Century. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press; 2001.Krejci LP, Carter K, Gaudet T. Whole Health: the vision and implementation of personalized, proactive, patient-driven health care for veterans. Medical Care 2014;52(Supplement 5):S5-S8. DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000226.McMillan SS, Kendall E, Sav A, et al. Patient-Centered Approaches to Health Care. A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Medical Care Research and Review 2013;70(6):567-596. DOI: 10.1177/1077558713496318.Lewis SE, Nocon RS, Tang H, et al. Patient-Centered Medical Home Characteristics and Staff Morale in Safety Net Clinics. Archives of Internal Medicine 2012;172(1). DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.580.Underman K, Hirshfield LE. Detached concern?: Emotional socialization in twenty-first century medical education. Soc Sci Med 2016;160:94-101. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.027.Burns CJ. Becoming a Co-Survivor—Reflections From the ICU. JAMA Cardiol. 2024;9(7):595-596. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2024.1021. Mindfulness and Medicine Gilmartin H, Goyal A, Hamati MC, Mann J, Saint S, Chopra V. Brief Mindfulness Practices for Healthcare Providers - A Systematic Literature Review. Am J Med 2017;130(10):1219.e1-1219.e17. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.05.041.Gilmartin H, Saint S, Rogers M, et al. Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments. BMJ Qual Saf 2018;27(10):799-806. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007359.Marchese D. A Leading Memory Researcher Explains How to Make Precious Moments Last. New York Times Magazine. Nursing Gorman, Geraldine, and Shirley Stephenson. "What Science Leaves Unsaid: A Reconsideration in 2 Voices." Advances in Nursing Science 46.4 (2023): 399-409. Sacred Moments in Healthcare Radetsky M. Sudden Intimacies. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 1985;254(10). DOI: 10.1001/jama.1985.03360100115026.Quinn M, Fowler KE, Harrod M, et al. Exploring Sacred Moments in Hospitalized Patients: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2023;38(9):2038-2044. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07999-z.Saint K, Ehrlinger R, Gilliland J, et al. A Qualitative Exploration of Sacred Moments in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol. Nov 2024;9(11):101617. doi:10.1016/j.adro.2024.101617. Sacred Moments in Mentorship Saint S. Sacred Moments During Mentorship. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09399-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39900875. Sacred Moments in Psychology and Community Settings Lomax JW, Kripal JJ, Pargament KI. Perspectives on "sacred moments" in psychotherapy. Am J Psychiatry 2011;168(1):12-8. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10050739.Pargament KI, Lomax JW, McGee JS, Fang Q. Sacred moments in psychotherapy from the perspectives of mental health providers and clients: Prevalence, predictors, and consequences. Spirituality in Clinical Practice 2014;1(4):248-262. DOI: 10.1037/scp0000043.Goldstein ED. Sacred moments: Implications on well‐being and stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology 2007;63(10):1001-1019. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20402.Wachholtz AB, Pargament KI. Is Spirituality a Critical Ingredient of Meditation? Comparing the Effects of Spiritual Meditation, Secular Meditation, and Relaxation on Spiritual, Psychological, Cardiac, and Pain Outcomes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2005;28(4):369-384. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-9008-5.Wilt JA, Pargament KI, Exline JJ. The transformative power of the sacred: Social, personality, and religious/spiritual antecedents and consequents of sacred moments during a religious/spiritual struggle. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 2019;11(3):233-246. DOI: 10.1037/rel0000176. Spirituality, Religion, and Healthcare Puchalski CM, Vitillo R, Hull SK, Reller N. Improving the Spiritual Dimension of Whole Person Care: Reaching National and International Consensus. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2014;17(6):642-656. DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2014.9427.Vasconcelos APSL, Lucchetti ALG, Cavalcanti APR, et al. Religiosity and Spirituality of Resident Physicians and Implications for Clinical Practice—the SBRAMER Multicenter Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2020;35(12):3613-3619. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06145-x.Best M, Butow P, Olver I. Do patients want doctors to talk about spirituality? A systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling 2015;98(11):1320-1328. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.04.017.Robinson KA, Cheng M-R, Hansen PD, Gray RJ. Religious and Spiritual Beliefs of Physicians. Journal of Religion and Health 2017;56(1):205-225. DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0233-8.MacLean CD, Susi B, Phifer N, et al. Patient preference for physician discussion and practice of spirituality. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2003;18(1):38-43. DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20403.x.The Public Religion Research Institute. The American Religious Landscape in 2020. (https://www.prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/).Collier KM, James CA, Saint S, Howell JD. Is It Time to More Fully Address Teaching Religion and Spirituality in Medicine? Annals of Internal Medicine 2020;172(12):817-818. 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