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Patient Perspectives on Discussing Spirituality in Genetics Clinic: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Relevance and Comfort

Fick, Jennifer Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148316686

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2006, MS, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences : Genetic Counseling.
This cross-sectional analysis of 43 prenatal patients and 103 pediatric patient caretakers, describes patients’ perceived relevance and comfort level in discussing spirituality in genetics clinic. The 21-question study questionnaire, distributed at three midwestern genetics clinics over a 2-month period, obtained demographic and study information. 77.5% of patients had low perceived relevance of spirituality to genetics clinic. 22.5% with high-perceived relevance were significantly more likely to want providers to ask about spirituality during a visit and to want provider-patient beliefs to be similar. The best predictor of relevance and comfort was the patients’ self-proclamation of spiritual or non-spiritual. The spiritual group was significantly more comfortable discussing spirituality than the non-spiritual group. Spirituality is important to a subset of patients, which we suggest warrants the addition of one question to genetics intake forms (“Are you a spiritual person?”) that would give providers insight into patients’ spiritual needs prior to the visit.
Dr. Nancy Warren (Advisor)
24 p.
Religion, General
Spirituality; Genetics; Spirituality and Medicine; Patient Spirituality; Comfort; Religion

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  • Fick, J. L. (2006). Patient Perspectives on Discussing Spirituality in Genetics Clinic: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Relevance and Comfort [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148316686

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fick, Jennifer. Patient Perspectives on Discussing Spirituality in Genetics Clinic: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Relevance and Comfort. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148316686.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fick, Jennifer. "Patient Perspectives on Discussing Spirituality in Genetics Clinic: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Relevance and Comfort." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148316686

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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