| Literature DB >> 35476256 |
Ruth Mächler1, Cornelia Straßner2, Noemi Sturm2, Johannes Krisam3, Regina Stolz4, Friederike Schalhorn4, Jan Valentini4, Eckhard Frick5.
Abstract
To understand if GPs' spiritual competence, their personal spirituality and attitude towards enquiring about spirituality in practice interrelate, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 30 German GPs regarding issues of SC. We found correlations between GPs' personal spirituality, their spiritual competence and their attitudes towards SC. The ability to perceive spiritual needs of patients was the competence most strongly related to GPs' attitude towards SC. The competence with the strongest correlation to personal spirituality was Self-awareness and Proactive opening. No correlation was found between affiliation to a spiritual community and GPs' attitude towards SC. The results show that GPs' personal spirituality and spiritual competence are indeed related to addressing spirituality with their patients. To foster SC, training programmes should raise awareness for one's personal spirituality and encourage one to reflect on spiritual competence.Entities:
Keywords: Competency-based education; General practice; General practitioners; Health services for the aged; Spirituality
Year: 2022 PMID： 35476256 DOI： 10.1007/s10943-022-01536-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Relig Health ISSN： 0022-4197