How Community Clergy Provide Spiritual Care: Toward a Conceptual Framework for Clergy End-of-Life Education

摘要

Context. Community-based clergy are highly engaged in helping terminally ill patients address spiritual concerns at the end of life (EOL). Despite playing a central role in EOL care, clergy report feeling ill-equipped to spiritually support patients in this context. Significant gaps exist in understanding how clergy beliefs and practices influence EOL care.