Comparison of the Role of Different Levels of Religiousness and Spirituality in Controversial Ethical Issues and Clinical Practice among Brazilian Resident Physicians: Results from the Multicenter SBRAMER Study

doi:10.1007/s10943-022-01702-6

Multicenter Study

. 2024 Apr;63(2):1268-1284.

doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01702-6. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Comparison of the Role of Different Levels of Religiousness and Spirituality in Controversial Ethical Issues and Clinical Practice among Brazilian Resident Physicians: Results from the Multicenter SBRAMER Study

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Av. Eugênio Do Nascimento, S/N° - Dom Bosco, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
² Department of Religious Sciences, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Conj. Pres. Castelo Branco III, João Pessoa, Brazil.
³ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro, 01-Guamá , Belém, Brazil.
⁴ School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 155 - Setor Azul, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁵ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400 - Santa Cecilia, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
⁶ School of Medicine, Universidade Do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Professor Manoel de Abreu 444 - 2Nd Floor - Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁷ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190 - Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
⁸ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Av. Eugênio Do Nascimento, S/N° - Dom Bosco, Juiz de Fora, Brazil. g.lucchetti@yahoo.com.br.

PMID: 36449250
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01702-6

Multicenter Study

Comparison of the Role of Different Levels of Religiousness and Spirituality in Controversial Ethical Issues and Clinical Practice among Brazilian Resident Physicians: Results from the Multicenter SBRAMER Study

Ana Paula Sena Lomba Vasconcelos et al. J Relig Health. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;63(2):1268-1284.

doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01702-6. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Av. Eugênio Do Nascimento, S/N° - Dom Bosco, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
² Department of Religious Sciences, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Conj. Pres. Castelo Branco III, João Pessoa, Brazil.
³ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro, 01-Guamá , Belém, Brazil.
⁴ School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 155 - Setor Azul, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁵ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400 - Santa Cecilia, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
⁶ School of Medicine, Universidade Do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Professor Manoel de Abreu 444 - 2Nd Floor - Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁷ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190 - Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
⁸ School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Av. Eugênio Do Nascimento, S/N° - Dom Bosco, Juiz de Fora, Brazil. g.lucchetti@yahoo.com.br.

PMID: 36449250
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01702-6

Abstract

This study compares clinical practice and objections to controversial ethical issues among 836 Brazilian resident physicians according to levels of religiousness/spirituality. Residents with low religiousness/spirituality (s/r) believed less in the influence of spirituality on clinical practice, were less comfortable addressing this issue, tended to listen less carefully and try to change the subject more than other groups. Residents with high spirituality and low religiousness (S/r) inquired more about religious/spiritual issues, while those with high religiousness/spirituality (S/R) were more supportive and reported fewer barriers to addressing these issues. Concerning ethical issues (e.g., physician-assisted suicide, withdrawal of life support, abortion), S/R had more objections than others.

Keywords: Clinical practice; Controversial ethical issues; Religion and medicine; Resident physicians; Spirituality.

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[1] Adamczyk, A., & Valdimarsdóttir, M. (2018). Understanding Americans’ abortion attitudes: The role of the local religious context. Social Science Research, 71, 129–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.005 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Adamczyk, A., & Valdimarsdóttir, M. (2018). Understanding Americans’ abortion attitudes: The role of the local religious context. Social Science Research, 71, 129–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.12.005 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Bento, S. F., Pacagnella, R. C., Faúndes, A., de Pádua, K. S., Fernandes, K. G., Araújo, D. M., & Duarte, G. A. (2019). The abstract versus the concrete: Differing opinions of medical residents in obstetrics and gynaecology about abortion and punishment of abortion. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 24(6), 494–500. https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2019.1682135 - DOI

[4] Bento, S. F., Pacagnella, R. C., Faúndes, A., de Pádua, K. S., Fernandes, K. G., Araújo, D. M., & Duarte, G. A. (2019). The abstract versus the concrete: Differing opinions of medical residents in obstetrics and gynaecology about abortion and punishment of abortion. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 24(6), 494–500. https://doi.org/10.1080/13625187.2019.1682135 - DOI

[5] Best, M., Butow, P., & Olver, I. (2015). Do patients want doctors to talk about spirituality? A systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling, 98(11), 1320–1328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.04.017 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Best, M., Butow, P., & Olver, I. (2015). Do patients want doctors to talk about spirituality? A systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling, 98(11), 1320–1328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.04.017 - DOI - PubMed

[7] Best, M., Butow, P., & Olver, I. (2016). Doctors discussing religion and spirituality: A systematic literature review. Palliative Medicine, 30(4), 327–337. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216315600912 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Best, M., Butow, P., & Olver, I. (2016). Doctors discussing religion and spirituality: A systematic literature review. Palliative Medicine, 30(4), 327–337. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216315600912 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Braam, A. W., & Koenig, H. G. (2019). Religion, spirituality and depression in prospective studies: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 257, 428–438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.063 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Braam, A. W., & Koenig, H. G. (2019). Religion, spirituality and depression in prospective studies: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 257, 428–438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.063 - DOI - PubMed

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