• Cecile B Evans, Lucinda R Larimore, and Victoria E Grasmick.
• From St. Mary's Medical Center, Now Part of Intermountain Health, Grand Junction, Colorado. Electronic address: cecileevansphd@gmail.com.
• Pain Manag Nurs. 2024 Feb 1; 25 (1): 757975-79.

BackgroundNurses include spirituality in holistic nursing care of persons in pain. However, there is a lack of awareness of spiritual suffering and the role of chaplains and spiritual care in pain management.AimThe purpose of this pilot is to report hospital chaplains' qualitative report of spirituality and pain management in an acute care setting.MethodThis qualitative inquiry pilot involved guided interviews of hospital chaplains on their role in pain management. A thematic analysis was performed.ResultsSpiritual suffering in people in pain was the dominant theme. This included spiritual fear, and nurses suffering as a witness to pain. Chaplain interventions was a theme that involved spiritual support to persons in pain.ConclusionsSpiritual suffering can occur in people in pain. An early consultation with hospital chaplains can augment pain management. A person in pain may experience spiritual suffering and a chaplain can provide the appropriate assessment and intervention.Copyright © 2023 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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