Erschienen in:
01.06.2014 | Original Paper
Religious Beliefs or Physicians’ Behavior: What Makes a Patient More Prone to Accept a Physician to Address His/Her Spiritual Issues?
verfasst von:
Luciana Burgugi Banin, Nadielle Brandani Suzart, Fernando Augusto Garcia Guimarães, Alessandra L. G. Lucchetti, Marcos Antonio Santos de Jesus, Giancarlo Lucchetti
Erschienen in:
Journal of Religion and Health
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Ausgabe 3/2014
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Abstract
The present study aims to understand the relation between religious beliefs, physicians’ behavior and patients’ opinions regarding “Spirituality, religiosity and health (S/R)” issues, and what makes a patient more prone to accept a physician to address his/her spiritual issues. A cross-sectional study was carried out in outpatients from a tertiary hospital, and a path analysis was used to examine the direct and indirect relationships between the variables. For the final analysis, 300 outpatients were evaluated. Most patients would like their doctors to address S/R issues but did not feel comfortable to ask them. In contrast, they reported most doctors have never addressed S/R issues, and they believe doctors are not prepared to address these issues. The path analysis revealed that patients’ previous experiences with their doctors may be as important as their religious/spiritual beliefs in proneness to accept a physician to address his/her spiritual issues.