A Quick Measure to Guide Allocation of Chaplains' Time with Hospitalized Veterans

Assessing veterans' desire to see a chaplain can be difficult. Due to alleged personal weakness associated with seeing a chaplain while on active duty, veterans may still be reluctant to admit a need. Additionally chaplains may be challenged with multiple time demands. We devised and correlated...

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Authors: Fletcher, Carol E. (Author) ; Ronis, David L. (Author) ; Hetzel, Joanna M. (Author) ; Lowery, Julie C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2010
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2010, Volume: 64, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-8
Further subjects:B Chaplain
B religious / spiritual needs
B Veteran
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Summary:Assessing veterans' desire to see a chaplain can be difficult. Due to alleged personal weakness associated with seeing a chaplain while on active duty, veterans may still be reluctant to admit a need. Additionally chaplains may be challenged with multiple time demands. We devised and correlated with known instruments a single item containing four graded responses. One correlation was strong, suggesting the question's potential for serving as a useful tool for allocation of chaplains' time.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230501006400403