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No wrong door to smoking cessation care: a Veterans Affairs Chaplain survey.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Van Voorhees, EE; Hamlett-Berry, K; Christofferson, DE; Beckham, JC; Nieuwsma, JA
Published in: Mil Med
May 2014

Cigarette smoking disproportionately affects veterans, particularly those with psychiatric diagnoses. Chaplains working within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) play key roles in emotional, physical, and spiritual health care of veterans, and veterans often turn to chaplains with mental health concerns. The VA/Department of Defense Integrated Mental Health Care Strategy is working to understand how collaboration between chaplains and mental health professionals may improve services to veterans, and one interest area is the role chaplains might play in facilitating the dissemination of smoking cessation programs. We report the survey results of 321 VA chaplains regarding their interest and willingness to be involved in smoking cessation efforts. Results indicated that over 80% of responding chaplains would feel "somewhat" or "very comfortable" providing information to veterans about VA smoking cessation programs, and that a smaller majority (between 55% and 85%) would feel this level of comfort engaging in smoking cessation-related activities. Findings suggest the potential for collaboration among chaplains and mental health providers in smoking cessation efforts, and also point to the need for further discussion and deeper mutual understanding between these professionals in how they view their roles in contributing to the overall health and well-being of veterans.

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Mil Med

DOI

EISSN

1930-613X

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

179

Issue

5

Start / End Page

472 / 476

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Professional Role
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Care Surveys
 

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Van Voorhees, E. E., Hamlett-Berry, K., Christofferson, D. E., Beckham, J. C., & Nieuwsma, J. A. (2014). No wrong door to smoking cessation care: a Veterans Affairs Chaplain survey. Mil Med, 179(5), 472–476. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00380
Van Voorhees, Elizabeth E., Kim Hamlett-Berry, Dana E. Christofferson, Jean C. Beckham, and Jason A. Nieuwsma. “No wrong door to smoking cessation care: a Veterans Affairs Chaplain survey.Mil Med 179, no. 5 (May 2014): 472–76. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00380.
Van Voorhees EE, Hamlett-Berry K, Christofferson DE, Beckham JC, Nieuwsma JA. No wrong door to smoking cessation care: a Veterans Affairs Chaplain survey. Mil Med. 2014 May;179(5):472–6.
Van Voorhees, Elizabeth E., et al. “No wrong door to smoking cessation care: a Veterans Affairs Chaplain survey.Mil Med, vol. 179, no. 5, May 2014, pp. 472–76. Pubmed, doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00380.
Van Voorhees EE, Hamlett-Berry K, Christofferson DE, Beckham JC, Nieuwsma JA. No wrong door to smoking cessation care: a Veterans Affairs Chaplain survey. Mil Med. 2014 May;179(5):472–476.

Published In

Mil Med

DOI

EISSN

1930-613X

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

179

Issue

5

Start / End Page

472 / 476

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Professional Role
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Care Surveys