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Clinical Buddhist Chaplaincy Spiritual Care Supply and Demand in the US Healthcare System |
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Author |
Venerable Guan Zhen (著)
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Source |
Journal of International Buddhist Studies (JIBS)
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Volume | v.13 n.2 |
Date | 2022.12 |
Pages | 87 - 108 |
Publisher | Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University |
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http://www.ojs.mcu.ac.th/index.php/JIBS/index
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Location | Bangkok, Thailand [曼谷, 泰國] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Keyword | Clinical Buddhist Chaplain; Spiritual Care; Emotional Support; Interfaith |
Abstract | This study presents the findings of a statistical analysis exploring the correlation between supply and demand of clinical Buddhist chaplaincy in the US healthcare system. Quantitative data collected from the field (n=993; total visits(tv.)=1,188) analyze different aspects clinical Buddhist chaplaincy work with regard to patients’ spiritual care needs and the distribution of patient ethnicity, religious/spiritual preference and geographical origin. Insights obtained from the data support a positive and strong correlation between patient spiritual care needs and the work of a clinical Buddhist chaplain as a spiritual care provider. |
Table of contents | Abstract 87 Introduction 88 Method 89 Procedure 89 Measurement 89 Results 90 Summary 90 F University Hospital and Characteristics of Patients Visited 91 Ethnicities, Religious/Spiritual Preferences and Geographical Origins 95 Work Content of a Clinical Buddhist Chaplain 98 Discussion 101 Limitation 104 Conclusion 104 References 105 |
ISSN | 19066244 (P); 25869620 (E) |
Hits | 393 |
Created date | 2023.04.26 |
Modified date | 2023.04.26 |

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