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Religion and spirituality in medicine can help clinicians empathize with their patients, collaborate with hospital chaplains, and advance faith-based initiatives, hospital policy, and legislation.
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Most studies have shown that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better health outcomes, including greater longevity, coping skills, and health-related quality of life (even during terminal illness) and less anxiety, depression, and suicide.
- Paul S. Mueller, David J. Plevak, Teresa A. Rummans
- 2001
Religion, belief and culture should be recognized as potential sources of moral purpose and personal strength in healthcare, enhancing the welfare of both clinicians and patients amidst the experience of ill-health, healing, suffering and dying.
- Joshua Hordern
- 2016
At the clinical level, health-care providers should work to improve their understanding of the many different sets of religious beliefs surrounding medicine, so that they can better offer compassionate care that maximises their patient's autonomy and health, regardless of their own beliefs.
A long historical tradition connects religion, medicine, and health care. Religious groups built the first hospitals in Western civilization during the fourth century for care of the sick unable to afford private medical care.
- Harold G. Koenig
- 2001
Religion and spirituality play an essential role in the care giving of patients with terminal illnesses and chronic medical conditions. Patient's needs, desires and perspectives on religion and spirituality should be addressed in standard clinical care.
In order to best interpret how the significant human dimension of religion and spirituality should be understood in considering the health and care of pluralistic diverse communities, it is crucial to examine the implications of the intersections of religion and medicine in clinical practice and in the health of communities.
