Economic rationalism and the cost efficiency of hospital chaplaincy: An australian study

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-52

  Newell, Christopher ^a   Carey, Lindsay B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chaplain; Clergy; Health care reform; Pastoral care; Pastoral counseling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PASTORAL CARE; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0033660292     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J080v10n01_04     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Michan, E.J. (1985). “Economic efficiency.” In: Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., Social Science Encyclopedia, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, p. 226.
2. Carey, L.B. (1991). “Clergy under the knife: A review of literature on hospital chaplains.” Ministry Journal of Continuing Education, Sydney, Summer, p. 7-9.
3. Mol, H. (1976/77). Identity and the sacred: A sketch for a new social scientific theory of religion. Oxford: Blackwell, p. 5.
4. Carey, L.B. (1998). “The sacralization of identity: A cross-cultural and interreligious paradigm for hospital chaplaincy.” Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, Cambridge, p. 15-24.
5. Carey, L.B. (1995). “The utility of hospital chaplains in health care institutions: A case study of the Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne, Australia).” Unpublished Research, Behavioral Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
6. Carey, R. (1972). “Hospital chaplains: Who needs them?” The Catholic Hospital Association, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
7. Carey, L.B., Aroni, R., Edwards, A. (1997). “Health policy and well being: Hospital chaplaincy.” In: Gardner, H., Health Policy in Australia, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, p. 190-210.
8. Carey, L.B., Aroni, R.A., Edwards, A. (1996). “Medical ethics and the role of hospital chaplains.” Ministry, Society & Theology (Melbourne), 10, 2, p. 66-79.
9. Carey, L.B. (1997). “The role of hospital chaplains: A research overview.” Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, Cambridge, p. 3-11.
10. Elliot, H. (1996). “Liver transplant units and hospital chaplaincy.” Ph.D. Research, Religious Studies Department, Sydney University.
11. Elliot, H. & Carey, L.B. (1996). “The hospital chaplain’s role in an organ transplant unit.” Ministry, Society & Theology, Melbourne, Vol.10, No. 1, p. 66-78.
12. Homer, L.C. & Hamilton, M.A. (1984). “Pastoral care: Social services role in reducing medical costs.” Hospital Progress, Vol. 65, No. 6, pp. 50-62.
13. Trewin, D. (1996). “Voluntary work, Australia,” Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commonwealth of Australia, Catalogue No. 4441.0.
14. Carey, L.B. (1996-2000). BIO-MECDEM: Bio-Medical Ethics and Clinical Decision Making and the Role of Hospital Chaplains in Australia and New Zealand. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
15. Carey, L.B., Aroni, R., Gronlund, M. (1998). “Biomedical ethics, clinical decision making and hospital chaplaincy in New Zealand.” Ministry, Society & Theology (Melbourne), Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 136-156.
16. Newell, C. 1994. “The Social Construction of the Wheelchair and the Cochlear Implant: A Study of the Definition and Regulation of Disability.” Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, School of Social Inquiry, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria.