Religious and spiritual beliefs and practices of patients and physicians from a tertiary care hopital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Ibrahim Medical College 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/14560/1/Religious_and_spiritual_beliefs_Social_Sciences_and_Humanities2_psd-1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/14560/

In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality(R/S)in the practice of clinical medicine. Until recently, assessing patients’ R/S beliefs was viewed as superstitious and inappropriate. Now,the scenario has changed remarkably. We aim to assess the beli...