Evaluation of the hospital chaplain's pastoral care: Catholic and Protestant differences.
Reports the results of a questionnaire survey of Roman Catholic and Protestant insurance claimants (N = 445) who were asked to evaluate their hospital stays in terms of pastoral care, social services, and patient representatives. Discusses the results--including a ranking of the levels at which spiritual needs were met--and offers guiding questions for future research.
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Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus 43210.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002410:Catholicism / Q000523:psychology*; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D002835:Christianity / Q000523:psychology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires