The Role of Religion in Physician Outlook on Death, Dying, and End of Life Care

Kripalani, Simran; Gaughan, John; Cerceo, Elizabeth

doi:10.1007/s10943-020-01126-0

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“…Different beliefs and religions have led to the development of various approaches to death (Karadag et al, 2019). Religious and spiritual beliefs can help both patients and healthcare professionals to fight together against the concept of death and dying (Kripalani et al, 2021). It is also thought that the death attitudes of nurses with high levels of anxiety towards death may also be influenced.…”

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Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Death and Its Relationship With Anxiety Levels

Duran

Polat

2022

Omega (Westport)

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This study examined nurses’ attitudes towards death, anxiety levels, and socio-demographic characteristics affecting their attitudes towards death. Three hundred and eighty-four nurses participated in the study. A questionnaire form, the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R), and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire were applied to the nurses. Nurses’ attitudes towards death were positive and their level of fear of death was low. Approach acceptance was high in younger ones; the escape acceptance score was higher in single ones. The neutral acceptance score was higher in those who received training on death. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between nurses' anxiety level and escape acceptance score. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the length of working years of nurses and the escape acceptance and approach acceptance. Nurses should be prepared for and supported on death with in-service training. It will be useful to provide these training programs to nursing students during their education process.

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Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Death and Its Relationship With Anxiety Levels

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2022

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“…There are no validated measures of how religion impacts physician views on end-of-life care. A 28-item questionnaire was initially created for surveys for inpatient attending physicians by the same authors to assess the role of religion in physician–patient communication 7 8. In this pilot study of resident physicians, the survey was created and questions were evaluated and iteratively adjusted with authors SK and EC.…”

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Resident physician outlook on death, dying and end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: effect of religion and burnout

Kripalani

Gaughan

Cerceo

2022

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ObjectivesReligion and spirituality are important aspects of many physicians and patients’ lives and may impact their views of death and the way they interact with terminally ill patients, specifically comfort discussing end-of-life care and death and dying. This study explores the religious and spiritual beliefs of resident physicians, if they affect interactions with their patients and if burnout impedes this interaction.MethodsA 28-item questionnaire was administered to residents and fellows at an urban academic hospital.Results65 residents and fellows answered the survey. Religiosity but not spirituality correlated with reported comfort interacting with patients dealing with death or dying. Resident specialty, biological sex and spirituality were not associated with comfort and conversations about religion and end-of-life care. The majority (60%) reported that the pandemic has not affected how they speak to their patients about death and dying. Caring for a higher volume of terminally ill patients was not associated with high levels of burnout though 71% reported increased burnout due to COVID-19.ConclusionFurther research can be done to determine whether additional training or resources should be provided to resident physicians to cope with death and dying in the setting of a pandemic.

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