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Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health 3/2014

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 | 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.
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Metadaten
Titel
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
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-013-9685-2

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