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 VasconcelosAlessandra Lamas Granero LucchettiAna Paula Rodrigues CavalcantiSimone Regina Souza da Silva CondeLidia Maria GonçalvesEmilio Hideyuki MoriguchiAna Cláudia Santos ChazanRubens Lene Carvalho TavaresOscarina da Silva EzequielGiancarlo LucchettiPublished in: Journal of religion and health (2022)
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.