Attitudes of stakeholders and policymakers in the healthcare system towards the provision of spiritual care in Israel

Health Policy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-19

  Bentur, Netta ^a   Resnitzky, Shirli ^a   Sterne, Abram ^a  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chaplaincy; Policymakers; Service implementation; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORKER; SPIRITUAL CARE;

ATTITUDE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; PASTORAL CARE;

EID: 77952886428     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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