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ArticleJournal of religion and health2023

Australian Patient Preferences for the Introduction of Spirituality into their Healthcare Journey: A Mixed Methods Study.

Megan C Best, Kate Jones, Frankie Merritt, Michael Casey, Sandra Lynch, John Eisman, Jeffrey Cohen, Darryl Mackie, Kirsty Beilharz, Matthew Kearney

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Megan C BestInstitute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia, Broadway, PO Box 944, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia. megan.best@nd.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1570-8872
Kate JonesInstitute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia, Broadway, PO Box 944, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-3479
Frankie MerrittThe School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7073-6123
Michael CaseyThe School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-5630
Sandra LynchInstitute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia, Broadway, PO Box 944, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-2498
John EismanGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
Jeffrey CohenThe School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3044-086X
Darryl MackieSt Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Kirsty BeilharzExcelsia College, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3109-7795
Matthew KearneySt Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-0817

Funding

St. Vincent's Health Australia G204St. Vincent's Health Australia G208University of Notre Dame Australia G208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While patients value engagement concerning their spirituality as a part of holistic healthcare, there is little evidence regarding the preferred way to engage in discussions about spirituality. This study investigated inpatient preferences regarding how they would like spirituality to be raised in the hospital setting. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with inpatients at six hospitals in Sydney, Australia (n = 897), with a subset invited to participate in qualitative interviews (n = 41). There was high approval for all proposed spiritual history prompts (94.0-99.8%). In interviews, the context dictated the appropriateness of discussions. Findings indicated a high level of patient acceptability for discussing spirituality in healthcare. Further research and more detailed analysis is required and proposed to be undertaken.

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Patient PreferenceSpiritualityAustraliaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansInpatientsHealthcare professionalsHistory-takingHolistic carePatient preferencesSpirituality

Identifiers

PMID35918566
PMCPMC9345780

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