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Religious Beliefs or Physicians’ Behavior: What Makes a Patient More Prone to Accept a Physician to Address His/Her Spiritual Issues?

Authors: Luciana Burgugi Banin, Nadielle Brandani Suzart, Fernando Augusto Garcia Guimarães, Alessandra L. G. Lucchetti, Marcos Antonio Santos de Jesus, Giancarlo Lucchetti

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2014

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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Title: Religious Beliefs or Physicians’ Behavior: What Makes a Patient More Prone to Accept a Physician to Address His/Her Spiritual Issues?
Authors: Luciana Burgugi Banin
Nadielle Brandani Suzart
Fernando Augusto Garcia Guimarães
Alessandra L. G. Lucchetti
Marcos Antonio Santos de Jesus
Giancarlo Lucchetti
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-013-9685-2

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