Spiritual Motivations to Practice Medicine: A Survey of Cancer Care Providers.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
; 39(9): 1046-1051, 2022 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is increased interest in the role of spirituality in the cancer care context, but how it may inspire individuals to pursue a career as a healthcare provider is unknown. We sought to determine the relationship between intrinsic religiosity, religious identity, provider role, and spiritual motivations to practice medicine.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was administered to healthcare providers at a large, Midwest Comprehensive Cancer Center. The relationship between provider type, intrinsic religiosity, religious identity, and spiritual motivations to practice medicine was assessed with binary logistic regression.RESULTS:
Among 340 participants, most were female (82.1%) or Caucasian (82.6%) and identified as being religious (57.5%); median age was 35 years (IQR 31-48). Providers included nurses (64.7%), physicians (17.9%), and "other" (17.4%). Compared with physicians, nurses were less likely to agree that they felt responsible for reducing pain and suffering in the world (OR 0.12, p = 0.03). Similarly, "other" providers were less likely than physicians to believe that the practice of medicine was a calling (OR 0.28, p = 0.02). Providers with a high self-reported intrinsic religiosity demonstrated a much greater likelihood to believe that the practice of medicine is a calling (OR1.75, p = 0.001), as well as believe that personal R&S beliefs influence the practice of medicine (OR3.57, p < 0.001). Provider religious identity was not associated with spiritual motivations to practice medicine (all p > 0.05).CONCLUSION:
Intrinsic religiosity had the strongest relationship with spiritual motivations to practice medicine. Understanding these motivations may inform interventions to avoid symptoms of provider burnout in cancer care.Palavras-chave
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Medicina
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article