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PMID: 19757976 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare religious characteristics of general internists, rheumatologists, naturopaths, and acupuncturists, as well as to examine associations between physicians' religious characteristics and their openness to integrating complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). DESIGN: The design involved a national mail survey. The subjects were internists, rheumatologists, naturopaths, and acupuncturists. MEASURES: Physician outcome measures were use of and attitudes toward six classes of CAM. Predictors were religious affiliation, intrinsic religiosity, spirituality, and religious traditionalism. RESULTS: There was a 65% response. Naturopaths and acupuncturists were three times as likely as internists and rheumatologists to report no religious affiliation (35% versus 12%, p < 0.001), but were more likely to describe themselves as very spiritual (51% versus 20%, p < 0.001) and to agree they try to carry religious beliefs into life's dealings (51% versus 44%, p < 0.01). Among physicians, increased spirituality and religiosity coincided with more personal use of CAM and willingness to integrate CAM into a treatment program. CONCLUSIONS: Current and future integrative medicine will be shaped in part by religious and spiritual characteristics of providers. |
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Authors:
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Farr A Curlin; Kenneth A Rasinski; Ted J Kaptchuk; Ezekiel J Emanuel; Franklin G Miller; Jon C Tilburt |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 15 ISSN: 1557-7708 ISO Abbreviation: J Altern Complement Med Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-17 Completed Date: 2009-12-11 Revised Date: 2010-09-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9508124 Medline TA: J Altern Complement Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 987-94 Citation Subset: IM |
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MacLean Center for Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. fcurlin@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu |
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Acupuncture Attitude of Health Personnel* Complementary Therapies / statistics & numerical data*, utilization Health Care Surveys Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data* Humans Integrative Medicine / statistics & numerical data* Naturopathy Physician's Practice Patterns* Physicians / statistics & numerical data Religion and Medicine* Spirituality |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1 K23 AT002749/AT/NCCAM NIH HHS; K23 AT002749-01A1/AT/NCCAM NIH HHS; K23 AT002749-05/AT/NCCAM NIH HHS |
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