Relationship Between Chaplain Visits and Patient Satisfaction

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-24

  Marin, Deborah B ^a   Sharma, Vanshdeep ^a   Sosunov, Eugene ^b   Egorova, Natalia ^a   Goldstein, Rafael ^b   Handzo, George F ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

Author keywords

chaplaincy; HCAHPS; patient satisfaction; Press Ganey; spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84920557956     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2014.981417     Document Type: Article

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