Abstract
Chaplaincy Today • Volume 23 Number 2 • Autumn/Winter 2007 Medical practitioners and researchers continue to explore the association between spiritual/religious (SR) concerns and illness and medical care. Koenig et al. summarize over 1600 publications that describe this relationship. In a previous publication, we reported the statistically significant web of associations between the personal/professional characteristics of pediatricians and their attention to SR in clinical practice. In summary, we found that older pediatricians who described themselves as religious and spiritual more frequently talked with patients/families about their SR concerns. These pediatricians reported that their own personal SR was important in their clinical practice and that the SR of patients/families was relevant to the care they provided. This article presents results relative to the following:
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