Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia

Background: In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) in the practice of clinical medicine. We aim to assess the beliefs and observations of physicians regarding their role on patientʼs health and whether they address such issues in t...

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Main Authors: Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
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spelling my.iium.irep.236812014-07-10T04:31:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23681/ Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah Omar, Ahmad Marzuki R Medicine (General) Background: In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) in the practice of clinical medicine. We aim to assess the beliefs and observations of physicians regarding their role on patientʼs health and whether they address such issues in their clinical practice. Concomitantly, we aim to assess the beliefs of our patients and whether they like to address such issues. Methods: Questionnaire based cross sectional survey among hospitalized patients and their treating physicians. Results: Nearly all patients and physicians reported a high prevalence of religiosity. Patients also acknowledged that their R/S was respected by the staff, and that physicians inquired R/S about half of the time. Patients reported R/S as beneficial as it enabled them to cope better with their illness and gave them a positive state of mind. Conclusion: Religion was important to many patients and physicians, but half of physicians ignored it in their clinical practice, a discrepancy between beliefs and behaviour. Physicians need to be attentive to patients R/S and address them in specific clinical situations. Eubios Ethics Institute 2010-11 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23681/1/Religious_and_Spiritual_Beliefs_and.pdf Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin and Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah and Omar, Ahmad Marzuki (2010) Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia. Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, 20 (6 supB). p. 231. ISSN 1173-2571 http://www.eubios.info/EJAIB112010suppICEP.pdf
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia
description Background: In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) in the practice of clinical medicine. We aim to assess the beliefs and observations of physicians regarding their role on patientʼs health and whether they address such issues in their clinical practice. Concomitantly, we aim to assess the beliefs of our patients and whether they like to address such issues. Methods: Questionnaire based cross sectional survey among hospitalized patients and their treating physicians. Results: Nearly all patients and physicians reported a high prevalence of religiosity. Patients also acknowledged that their R/S was respected by the staff, and that physicians inquired R/S about half of the time. Patients reported R/S as beneficial as it enabled them to cope better with their illness and gave them a positive state of mind. Conclusion: Religion was important to many patients and physicians, but half of physicians ignored it in their clinical practice, a discrepancy between beliefs and behaviour. Physicians need to be attentive to patients R/S and address them in specific clinical situations.
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author Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
author_facet Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
author_sort Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
title Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia
title_short Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia
title_full Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia
title_fullStr Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Religious and spiritual Beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia
title_sort religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hospital in malaysia
publisher Eubios Ethics Institute
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/23681/1/Religious_and_Spiritual_Beliefs_and.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/23681/
http://www.eubios.info/EJAIB112010suppICEP.pdf
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