The Differential Effects of Chaplain Interventions on Patient Satisfaction

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 85-101

  Sharma, Vanshdeep ^a   Marin, Deborah B ^a   Sosunov, Eugene ^b   Ozbay, Fatih ^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

chaplain skills; patient satisfaction; principal component analysis; psychosocial dimension; religious spiritual dimension

Indexed keywords

CLERGY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKILL; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASTORAL CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84969190252     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2015.1133203     Document Type: Article

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