Sacred Moments Library Research and resources curated by the Sacred Moments Initiative Chaplain Care Knapp S, Schaefer B, Stratton RG, Usset TJ, K Yadav S, Fitchett G. Chaplain care for health care colleagues: a scoping review. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy. 2024 Sep 28:1-30.Callis A, Cacciata M, Wickman M, Choi J. An effective in-hospital chaplaincy-led care program for nurses: Tea for the soul a qualitative investigation. J Health Care Chaplain. 2022 Oct-Dec;28(4):526-539. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2021.1932134. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34165399.Keogh, Maggie MEd, BCC; Marin, Deborah B. MD; Jandorf, Lina MA; Wetmore, John B. BA; Sharma, Vanshdeep MD. Chi Time: Expanding a novel approach for hospital employee engagement. Nursing Management (Springhouse) 51(4):p 32-38, April 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000654852.18136.d7O'Neil T, Lyndale P, Szakatis K, Fitzgerald T. The Value of a Brief Thought for the Day Reflection on an Academic Consult Service. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2017 Nov;34(9):869-873. doi: 10.1177/1049909116660518. Epub 2016 Jul 22. PMID: 27448669.Tartaglia, A., White, K. B., Corson, T., Charlescraft, A., Johnson, T., Jackson-Jordan, E., & Fitchett, G. (2022). Supporting staff: The role of health care chaplains. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 30(1), 60–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2022.2154107Usset TJ, Stratton RG, Knapp S, Schwartzman G, Yadav SK, Schaefer BJ, Harris JI, Fitchett G. Factors Associated With Healthcare Clinician Stress and Resilience: A Scoping Review. J Healthc Manag. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;69(1):12-28. doi: 10.1097/JHM-D-23-00020. PMID: 38175533. Burnout in Healthcare Aiken LH, Lasater KB, Sloane DM, et al. Physician and Nurse Well-Being and Preferred Interventions to Address Burnout in Hospital Practice: Factors Associated With Turnover, Outcomes, and Patient Safety. JAMA Health Forum. Jul 7 2023;4(7):e231809. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1809.Shanafelt TD, West CP, Sinsky C, Trockel M, Tutty M, Wang H, Carlasare LE, Dyrbye LN. Changes in burnout and satisfaction with work–life integration in physicians and the general US working population between 2011 and 2023. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025;100(7):1142-1158. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2024.11.031Maslach C, Jackson SE. The measurement of experienced burnout. J Organ Behavior. 1981;2(2):99-113.Rotenstein LS, Torre M, Ramos MA, et al. Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians: A Systematic Review. JAMA. Sep 18 2018;320(11):1131-1150. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.12777. Holistic, Relationship-Centered Approaches to Healthcare Institute Of Medicine Of The National Academies. Crossing The Quality Chasm: A New Health System For The 21st Century. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press; 2001.Krejci LP, Carter K, Gaudet T. Whole Health: the vision and implementation of personalized, proactive, patient-driven health care for veterans. Medical Care 2014;52(Supplement 5):S5-S8. DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000226.McMillan SS, Kendall E, Sav A, et al. Patient-Centered Approaches to Health Care. A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Medical Care Research and Review 2013;70(6):567-596. DOI: 10.1177/1077558713496318.Lewis SE, Nocon RS, Tang H, et al. Patient-Centered Medical Home Characteristics and Staff Morale in Safety Net Clinics. Archives of Internal Medicine 2012;172(1). DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.580.Underman K, Hirshfield LE. Detached concern?: Emotional socialization in twenty-first century medical education. Soc Sci Med 2016;160:94-101. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.027.Burns CJ. Becoming a Co-Survivor—Reflections From the ICU. JAMA Cardiol. 2024;9(7):595-596. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2024.1021. Mindfulness and Medicine Gilmartin H, Goyal A, Hamati MC, Mann J, Saint S, Chopra V. Brief Mindfulness Practices for Healthcare Providers - A Systematic Literature Review. Am J Med 2017;130(10):1219.e1-1219.e17. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.05.041.Gilmartin H, Saint S, Rogers M, et al. Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments. BMJ Qual Saf 2018;27(10):799-806. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007359.Marchese D. A Leading Memory Researcher Explains How to Make Precious Moments Last. New York Times Magazine. Nursing Gorman, Geraldine, and Shirley Stephenson. "What Science Leaves Unsaid: A Reconsideration in 2 Voices." Advances in Nursing Science 46.4 (2023): 399-409. Sacred Moments in Healthcare Radetsky M. Sudden Intimacies. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 1985;254(10). DOI: 10.1001/jama.1985.03360100115026.Quinn M, Fowler KE, Harrod M, et al. Exploring Sacred Moments in Hospitalized Patients: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2023;38(9):2038-2044. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07999-z.Saint K, Ehrlinger R, Gilliland J, et al. A Qualitative Exploration of Sacred Moments in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol. Nov 2024;9(11):101617. doi:10.1016/j.adro.2024.101617.Ameling J, Houchens N, Greene MT, et al. Sacred Moment Experiences Among Internal Medicine Physicians. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(5):e2513159. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13159 Sacred Moments in Mentorship Saint S. Sacred Moments During Mentorship. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09399-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39900875. Sacred Moments in Psychology and Community Settings Lomax JW, Kripal JJ, Pargament KI. Perspectives on "sacred moments" in psychotherapy. Am J Psychiatry 2011;168(1):12-8. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10050739.Pargament KI, Lomax JW, McGee JS, Fang Q. Sacred moments in psychotherapy from the perspectives of mental health providers and clients: Prevalence, predictors, and consequences. Spirituality in Clinical Practice 2014;1(4):248-262. DOI: 10.1037/scp0000043.Goldstein ED. Sacred moments: Implications on well‐being and stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology 2007;63(10):1001-1019. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20402.Wachholtz AB, Pargament KI. Is Spirituality a Critical Ingredient of Meditation? Comparing the Effects of Spiritual Meditation, Secular Meditation, and Relaxation on Spiritual, Psychological, Cardiac, and Pain Outcomes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2005;28(4):369-384. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-9008-5.Wilt JA, Pargament KI, Exline JJ. The transformative power of the sacred: Social, personality, and religious/spiritual antecedents and consequents of sacred moments during a religious/spiritual struggle. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 2019;11(3):233-246. DOI: 10.1037/rel0000176. Spirituality, Religion, and Healthcare Puchalski CM, Vitillo R, Hull SK, Reller N. Improving the Spiritual Dimension of Whole Person Care: Reaching National and International Consensus. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2014;17(6):642-656. DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2014.9427.Vasconcelos APSL, Lucchetti ALG, Cavalcanti APR, et al. Religiosity and Spirituality of Resident Physicians and Implications for Clinical Practice—the SBRAMER Multicenter Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2020;35(12):3613-3619. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06145-x.Best M, Butow P, Olver I. Do patients want doctors to talk about spirituality? A systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling 2015;98(11):1320-1328. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.04.017.Robinson KA, Cheng M-R, Hansen PD, Gray RJ. Religious and Spiritual Beliefs of Physicians. Journal of Religion and Health 2017;56(1):205-225. DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0233-8.MacLean CD, Susi B, Phifer N, et al. Patient preference for physician discussion and practice of spirituality. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2003;18(1):38-43. DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20403.x.The Public Religion Research Institute. The American Religious Landscape in 2024. (https://prri.org/spotlight/2024-prri-census-of-american-religion/).Collier KM, James CA, Saint S, Howell JD. Is It Time to More Fully Address Teaching Religion and Spirituality in Medicine? Annals of Internal Medicine 2020;172(12):817-818. DOI: 10.7326/m20-0446.Collier, K.M., Greene, M.T., Ratz, D. et al. Spirituality and Religiosity of Internal Medicine Physicians in the USA: Results from a National Survey. J GEN INTERN MED (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09651-yKriebel AR, Fang Y, Saint S, Sen S, Burmeister M. Religiosity: A resilience factor protecting against depression in medical interns. Acta Psychologica 2025;252:105352. DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105352.
