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ArticleJournal of religion and health2020

"Give them the door but don't push them through it": Family Attitudes Toward Physician-Led Spiritual Care in Pediatric Palliative Medicine.

Laura C McNamara, William Okoniewski, Scott H Maurer, Krissy Moehling, Daniel E Hall, Yael Schenker

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura C McNamaraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. lcmcnama@bidmc.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7258-3223
William OkoniewskiUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Scott H MaurerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Krissy MoehlingDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Daniel E HallDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yael SchenkerPalliative Research Center (PaRC), Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about pediatric caregivers' perceptions of religious or spiritual (R/S) care provided by physicians. We conducted a qualitative, semistructured interview study to understand perceptions of pediatric caregivers toward physician-led R/S care. Participants were 20 primary caregivers whose children were hospitalized and receiving palliative care services. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using constant comparative methods. Three recurrent themes emerged regarding physician-led R/S care: (1) Most caregivers view providing R/S care as a positive sign of physician empathy, while a minority (3/20) prefer to keep R/S and medical care separate, (2) many caregivers prefer R/S care from a physician with whom they have a close relationship and/or share a faith background, and (3) physicians should open the door, but allow families to lead conversations about R/S care. Caregivers have mixed perceptions on physicians engaging in R/S care; most prefer that families set the direction of R/S care for themselves and their loved ones. Physicians should be trained to evaluate families' spiritual backgrounds and needs in ways that respectfully open the door to these conversations.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeSpiritualityAdultAttitudeCaregiversChildFamilyFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPalliative CarePalliative MedicinePhysiciansQualitative ResearchPediatric caregiversPediatric palliative careSpiritual careSpiritual historySpiritual screening

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