Emory Center for Pastoral Services

Spiritual Health Research Initiative

Emory University HospitalMidtown

Spiritual Health Research

• Explores preventative, predictive and relational elements associated with:Spiritual WellnessCopingResilience

In application with…

…relational, ethical and culturally responsive qualities of delivery in the healthcare continuum…

…at Emory and through the Emory Center for Pastoral Services, spiritual health research is a direct response to the system-wide mission of transforming care to patient-family centeredness…

EUH Midtown Research Team

…Chaplain Residents and Permanent Staff formed a team to discover how spiritual health is engaged in care transformation at the Midtown campus…

…from within the team there was great interest in the quality of the work environment…

…the “healthy distraction” of music and other art forms were already taking root…

…it grew to seem naturally fitting to explore the influence and impact of the arts in the healing process and environment…

…this led to an extensive literature review and the development of a methodology to engage the topic in a descriptive and exploratory way…

…today’s presentation is a first step in our project…

Methods

• Quantitative and Qualitative data• Evaluate current arts offerings• Imagine other possibilities for arts

and spiritual care at EUHM

Quantitative Methods

• Surveys to evaluate current offerings• Live Therapeutic Music in 21 ICU,

41 ICU, 5E ICU, and 8E• Art Experiences in Peri-operative

Services• Likert Scale with space for additional

comments• Sample Questions

Qualitative Methods

• 3 Focus Groups with the same questions

• UPC meetings in Peri-operative Services, 21 ICU, and 31 ICU

• Focus Groups Script• 30-40 minutes each• Participants

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Spiritual Health &

the Creative Arts(Themes of Focus Groups)

Exploring the relationship between

spiritual centering and the effective work

environment

Where Am I?

How Am I?

Who Am I?

Where Are We?

How Are We?

Who Are We?

Where Am I?

How Am I?

Who Am I?WHO

Quiet Space to Center

Healthy Distractions

Live Music

Participating in hands-on art projects

for self-care

Addressing relief from chaos

Supporting opportunities for situational

intimacy

Addressing Cumulative Grief

WHOHOW

Interdisciplinary Discussion

GroupsInteractions with

Chaplains

Environment of Gratitude for

work provided

Avenues to Express

Individuality

Enhancing System Wide

Communication

Regular meetings to discuss stressors

Utilizing current resources more

creatively

Use of ritual with Chaplains

HOWWHERE

Art Work

Support for Families

Managing of Noise

Supportive Lighting

Facilitating more consistent use of

live music and engaged art

Facilitating more consistent use of Art and Color in

the work environment

Implementing Care Channel

WHEREI Am

Transforming Health & Healing

Awareness of helpful lasting effects of live

music on unit