How Are Religion and Spirituality Related to Health? A Study of Physicians’ Perspectives
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 98 (8) , 761-766
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000163299.94352.a8
Abstract
Background: Despite expansive medical literature regarding spirituality and medicine, little is known about physician beliefs regarding the influence of religion on health. Methods: Semistructured interviews with 21 physicians regarding the intersection of religion, spirituality, and medicine. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for emergent themes through an iterative process of...Keywords
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