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However, to date there has been no published\n                        research attempting to quantify their contribution.\n                    <jats:bold>Method:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Data were gathered from a group of\n                        Primary Care Centres, which make use of a shared Chaplaincy service.\n                        Demographic data and pre\u2013post scores on the Warwick and Edinburgh Mental\n                        Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) were collected for patients who had attended\n                        consultations with a Chaplain. These were subjected to tests of statistical\n                        significance to evaluate the possible contribution of chaplaincy to patient\n                        well-being along with possible confounding variables.\n                    <jats:bold>Findings:<\/jats:bold>\n                    a substantial improvement in WEMWBS\n                        scores (mean=9 points, BCa 95% CI [7.23, 10.79],\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.001) post-intervention. The improvement\n                        in scores was highest for those with initially lower levels of well-being.\n                        There is therefore evidence that chaplaincy interventions correlate with an\n                        improvement of holistic well-being as measured by a WEMWBS score. A\n                        prospective study on a larger scale would provide more detailed information\n                        on the interaction of possible variables. Further study is also required to\n                        evaluate the implications of this result for patient outcomes and GP\n                        resources. The efficacy of Primary Care Chaplaincy is under-researched and\n                        difficult to measure. 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