Assessment of pastoral needs among medical outpatients.
Reports research findings on samples of hospital outpatients, hospital inpatients, and well persons from the community in an attempt to explore the content and extent of pastoral needs among medical/surgical outpatients. Analyzes and presents statistical data which lead to the conclusion that the spiritual needs of outpatients manifest greater similarity to healthy persons in the community than to hospital inpatients. Notes limitations of the study and discusses praxis implications for chaplains.
Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus 43210.
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires