Grabenweger, Reinhard and Voelz, Daniela and Bumes, Elisabeth and Best, Megan and Paal, Piret (2025) 'Nurses as Gatekeepers': Nurses' Responses to Spiritual Needs of Patients with Primary Malignant Brain Tumors in Austria-Analysis of a Qualitative Vignette Study. JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH, 64 (2). pp. 732-753. ISSN 0022-4197, 1573-6571
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This paper investigates the nurses' gatekeeping role for spiritual care in multi-disciplinary teams as a way of responding to the spiritual needs of patients with brain tumors in Austria. Using a validated vignette in an online survey, qualitative data from 56 neurosurgical nurses (30.4% response rate) were analyzed via reflexive thematic analysis. One key theme, Nurses as Gatekeepers - Referral and Working with other Health Care Professionals, highlights nurses' critical role in spiritual care. Effective referrals depend on nurses' awareness of spiritual care specialists' roles, emphasizing their importance in ensuring comprehensive, team-based care for neuro-oncological patients with complex spiritual needs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CARE; ADULTS; Spiritual care; Nursing; Neurosurgery; Brain cancer; Vignette study |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2026 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2026 08:20 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66747 |
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