2012
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9578-9
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Review of Clinical Medicine and Religious Practice

Abstract: The purpose was to evaluate faith-based studies within the medical literature to determine whether there are ways to help physicians understand how religion affects patients’ lives and diseases. We reviewed articles that assessed the influence of religious practices on medicine as a primary or secondary variable in clinical practice. This review evaluated 49 articles and found that religious faith is important to many patients, particularly those with serious disease, and patients depend on it as a positive co… Show more

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“…Although the literature on incorporating spirituality into clinical care has focused primarily on serious illnesses and palliative care (Singh & Ajinkya, 2012; Stewart et al 2013), spirituality may play a role in primary care. Specifically, it may be useful to consider the role that spirituality plays across the life course, considering the importance of spirituality for some individuals and the ways in which spirituality may be used to improve quality of life.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the literature on incorporating spirituality into clinical care has focused primarily on serious illnesses and palliative care (Singh & Ajinkya, 2012; Stewart et al 2013), spirituality may play a role in primary care. Specifically, it may be useful to consider the role that spirituality plays across the life course, considering the importance of spirituality for some individuals and the ways in which spirituality may be used to improve quality of life.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O estudo da R/E dos médicos tem sido reconhecido como um tema importante, tendo em vista seu potencial de influenciar decisões médicas e mesmo a escolha dessa carreira 16 . O motivo de se avaliar o perfil da R/E do médico é o reconhecimento da literatura internacional, que considera importante a experiência pessoal do estudante nas estratégias de ensino relacionadas à espiritualidade.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…próprios conceitos para responder aos questionários, captando um universo mais próximo da realidade do profissional e de sua prática clínica, sem a necessidade, portanto, de um aprendizado prévio de conceitos. A literatura tem apontado um religiosity gap, ou seja, mé-dicos costumam ter índices de R/E menores do que os de seus pacientes, criando, muitas vezes, dificuldades de empatia e prejuízo na relação médico-paciente 16 . Os dados encontrados confirmam em parte a literatura, especialmente nas taxas de filiação religiosa, frequência religiosa e crença em Deus.…”
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“…In recent years, scientific literature highlighted that spirituality/religiosity can improve recovery from illnesses such as cancer [4], mental disorders [5], cardiovascular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and head injuries [6]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%