TY  - JOUR
T1  - Physicians’ experience and satisfaction with chaplains: A national survey
AU  - Fitchett G, Rasinski K, Cadge W, Curlin FA
Y1  - 2009/10/26
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.308
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1806
EP  - 1818
VL  - 169
IS  - 19
N2  - 

			Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important resources for coping with serious illnesses, but research indicates that patients' R/S needs often go unmet.1 Professional chaplains help patients make effective use of R/S resources in the context of illness,2 but one-third of US hospitals do not have chaplains.3 Even hospitals with chaplaincy programs rarely have sufficient staff to address the needs of all patients. Given these constraints, physicians and other clinical staff play critical roles in directing chaplains to patients who will benefit from their services.4 Unfortunately, little is known about physicians' experience with and impressions of chaplains.
		

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.308
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.308
ER  -