Utilization of Hospital-Based Chaplain Services Among Newly Diagnosed Male Veterans Affairs Colorectal Cancer Patients

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 498-510

  Zullig, Leah L ^a,b   Jackson, George L ^a,c   Provenzale, Dawn ^a,c   Griffin, Joan M ^d,e   Phelan, Sean ^d,e   Nieuwsma, Jason A ^a,c   van Ryn, Michelle ^e  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colorectal neoplasms; Hospital chaplaincy service; Oncology; Veterans health

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; PASTORAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VETERAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CLERGY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PASTORAL CARE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84894743428     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9653-2     Document Type: Article

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