"Pastoral Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Counseling or comfort given by ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., to those in need of help with emotional problems or stressful situations.
| Descriptor ID |
D010327
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.784.176.560 F02.880.410
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pastoral Care" by people in Profiles.
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Supporting staff: The role of health care chaplains. J Health Care Chaplain. 2024 Jan-Mar; 30(1):60-73.
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Managing Spiritual Care Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2022 Dec; 76(4):294-303.
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Chaplain staffing and scope of service: benchmarking spiritual care departments. J Health Care Chaplain. 2024 Jan-Mar; 30(1):1-18.
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American health care chaplains' narrative experiences serving during the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological hermeneutical study. J Health Care Chaplain. 2023 Apr-Jun; 29(2):229-244.
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Chaplain Leadership During COVID-19: An International Expert Panel. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2022 Mar; 76(1):56-65.
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Examining Factors Associated with Utilization of Chaplains in the Acute Care Setting. J Relig Health. 2022 Apr; 61(2):1095-1119.
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How Do Healthcare Executives Understand and Make Decisions about Spiritual Care Provision? South Med J. 2021 04; 114(4):207-212.
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What organizational and business models underlie the provision of spiritual care in healthcare organizations? An initial description and analysis. J Health Care Chaplain. 2022 Apr-Jun; 28(2):272-284.
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Mapping the healthcare chaplaincy workforce: a baseline description. J Health Care Chaplain. 2021 Oct-Dec; 27(4):238-258.
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Education for professional chaplaincy in the US: mapping current practice in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). J Health Care Chaplain. 2021 Oct-Dec; 27(4):222-237.