Are surveys on quality improvement of healthcare chaplaincy emotionally distressing for patients? A pilot study

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 140-148

  Winter Pfändler, Urs ^a   Morgenthaler, Christoph ^b  

^a Swiss Institute of Pastoral Sociology (SPI)   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Evidence based practice; Health care chaplaincy; Quality improvement; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954845950     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2010.480829     Document Type: Article

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