Physicians’ Religious Topic Avoidance during Clinical Interactions

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dc.contributor.authorVillagran, Melinda
dc.contributor.authorMacArthur, Brenda L.
dc.contributor.authorLee, Lauren E.
dc.contributor.authorLedford, Christy J. W.
dc.contributor.authorCanzona, Mollie R.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-19T15:11:34Z
dc.date.available2020-03-19T15:11:34Z
dc.date.issued2017-05
dc.description.abstractReligious and spiritual (R/S) conversations at the end-of-life function to help patients and their families find comfort in difficult circumstances. Physicians who feel uncertain about how to discuss topics related to religious beliefs may seek to avoid R/S conversations with their patients. This study utilized a two-group objective structured clinical examination with a standardized patient to explore differences in physicians' use of R/S topic avoidance tactics during a clinical interaction. Results indicated that physicians used more topic avoidance tactics in response to patients' R/S inquiries than patients' R/S disclosures; however, the use of topic avoidance tactics did not eliminate the need to engage in patient-initiated R/S interactions.
dc.description.departmentCommunication Studies
dc.description.departmentCommunication Studies
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dc.format.extent9 pages
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dc.identifier.citationVillagran, M. M., MacArthur, B. L., Lee, L. E., Ledford, C. J. W., & Canzona, M. R. (2017). Physicians’ religious topic avoidance during clinical interactions. Behavioral Sciences, 7(2): 30.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/bs7020030
dc.identifier.issn2076-328X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9465
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.rights.holder© 2017 The Authors.
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.sourceBehavioral Sciences, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 2, Article 30.
dc.subjectcommunication
dc.subjectreligion
dc.subjectclinical interactions
dc.subjectCommunication Studies
dc.titlePhysicians’ Religious Topic Avoidance during Clinical Interactions
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