The Value of Hospital Chaplains: Patient Perspectives
Reports the results of a questionnaire mailed to insurance claimants (N = 2480) recently discharged from a hospital. Analyzes the results and concludes from the data that patients place high value on pastoral services. Suggests that both hospital administrators and chaplains make sure that adequate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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| In: |
The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1991, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-125 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Reports the results of a questionnaire mailed to insurance claimants (N = 2480) recently discharged from a hospital. Analyzes the results and concludes from the data that patients place high value on pastoral services. Suggests that both hospital administrators and chaplains make sure that adequate attention be given to serving patient families, long-stay and repeated admission patients, and to the patients' demonstrated need for frequent visits, particularly in these times of rapid changes in condensing hospital stays. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234099104500203 |