A randomized controlled trial of a compassion-centered spiritual health intervention to improve hospital inpatient outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inpatient medical settings lack evidence-based spiritually integrated interventions to address patient care needs within a pluralistic religious landscape. To address this gap, CCSH™ (Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health) was developed to leverage the skillsets of healthcare chaplains to improve patient outcomes through spiritual consultation. Here, we report the results of a randomized, wait-list controlled, pre-registered (NCT03529812) study that evaluated the impact of CCSH on patient-reported depression and explored putative mediators of CCSH's effects.

Method

Chaplain residents were randomized to be trained in CCSH as part of their clinical pastoral education (CPE) residency in the fall (n =  8) or spring semester (n =  8). After fall training, all residents

SUBMITTER: Mascaro JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875371 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature