Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the religious/spiritual beliefs of
followers of the five major world religions about frequently encountered medical situations at …

Patients with chronic and serious illness suffer from physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
pain. Traditionally, society at large and the Western medical system have viewed death as …

Religion and spirituality have always played a major and intervening role in a person's life
and health matters. With the influential development of patient autonomy and the right to self …

Objective Recent research has shown that the religious affiliation of both physicians and
patients markedly influences end-of-life decisions in the intensive care unit in the Western …

Atheists represent an understudied population in palliative care medicine. Although
professional and regulatory organizations require an individualized plan of care for each …

Understanding the role of religion in attitudes toward euthanasia requires viewing religion
as a multidimensional construct. In this study, four dimensions operationalized religion …

CONTEXT: Prior studies suggest that terminally ill patients who use religious coping are less
likely to have advance directives and more likely to opt for heroic end-of-life measures. Yet …

Background: Physicians play the central role in decisions to initiate, withhold and withdraw
life-sustaining medical care. Prior studies show that physicians' religiosity is related to end-of …

Objective: Physicians' religiosity affects their approach to end-of-life care (EOLC) beliefs.
Studies exist about end-of-life care beliefs among physicians of various religions. However …

Background and objective: Culturally competent medical care for the dying patient by
families and health care professionals is a challenging task especially when religious …