Monday, April 7, 2014

Research observes doctors' consideration of patients' spiritual needs

Research aims to better understand doctors’ attentiveness to patients’/families’ spiritual concerns as well as doctors’ attitudes towards referrals to chaplains. Studies show that while doctors play an especially important role in integrating religion/spirituality into healthcare, a majority of doctors rarely bring up religion/spirituality in cases where the patient isn’t near death.

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