title: A quick measure to guide allocation of chaplains' time with hospitalized veterans.
abstract: Assessing veterans' desire to see a chaplain can be difficult. Due to alleged personal weakness associated with seeing a chaplain while on active duty, veterans may still be reluctant to admit a need. Additionally chaplains may be challenged with multiple time demands. We devised and correlated with known instruments a single item containing four graded responses. One correlation was strong, suggesting the question's potential for serving as a useful tool for allocation of chaplains' time.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0170, USA. Carol.fletcher@va.gov
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ronis
authors.forename: Joanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hetzel
authors.forename: Julie C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lowery
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017748:Time Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult