Doctors' Attentiveness to the Spirituality/Religion of their Patients in Pediatric and Oncology Settings in the Northwest USA

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 140-164

  King, Stephen D W ^a   Dimmers, Martha A ^b   Langer, Shelby ^c   Murphy, Patricia E ^d  

^a SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

medical education; physician or patient physician communication; religion; spirituality; spirituality religion in medicine or health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF EFFICACY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84885123473     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2013.829692     Document Type: Article

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