The Spiritual Needs and Resources of Hospitalized Primary Care Patients

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1306-1318

  Ellis, Mark R ^a   Thomlinson, Paul ^b   Gemmill, Clay ^c   Harris, William ^d  

^a Cox Family Medicine Associates ^*  (United States)

^b Burrell Behavioral Health   (United States)

^c Eckerd Youth Alternatives   (United States)

^d CoxHealth ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relationship; Family medicine; Hospital care; Hospital chaplains; Internal medicine; Religion and medicine; Spiritual health; Spirituality and medicine

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84885871388     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9575-z     Document Type: Article

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