What do chaplains really do? I. Visitation in the New York chaplaincy study Journal Article
| Authors: | Handzo, G. F.; Flannelly, K. J.; Murphy, K. M.; Bauman, J. P.; Oettinger, M.; Goodell, E.; Hasan, I. Y. H.; Barrie, D. P.; Jacobs, M. R. |
| Article Title: | What do chaplains really do? I. Visitation in the New York chaplaincy study |
| Abstract: | The current study presents findings from the New York Chaplaincy Study about chaplain visits with patients and their families in 13 healthcare institutions in the Greater New York City area during 1994-1996. It documents the distribution of 34,279 clinical visits by religious affiliation, population served (patients, family and friends), and type of healthcare setting (acute care and non-acute care), and analyzes the number and duration of visits with patients by their medical status. Chaplains in acute settings tended to make less frequent but longer visits with patients than chaplains in non-acute settings. On average, chaplains spent less time with patients who were alone than they did during visits with patients whose family was present during the visit or visits with only family members. Average visit duration was positively related to the percentage of visits in each of the 13 facilities that were made in response to referrals (r=.65, p.05), and the average duration of referred visits was significantly longer (p.001) than that of non-referred visits (p.001). The findings are intended to provide a general picture of what these particular chaplains did in these particular institutions over this particular time-period and are not intended to represent a standard of what chaplains should be doing. |
| Keywords: | clinical trial; united states; methodology; counseling; utilization review; multicenter study; research; new york city; religion; spiritual care; pastoral care; hospital subdivisions and components; chaplaincy service, hospital; chapaincy |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0885-4726 |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Date Published: | 2008-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 20 |
| End Page: | 38 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08854720802053838 |
| PUBMED: | 18686543 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "Source: Scopus" |
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