An Online Survey of Australian Medical Students’ Perspectives on Spiritual History Taking and Spiritual Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20305986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Wenham (0000-0003-0265-0309, Far West Local Health District, corresponding author), Megan C Best (0000-0003-1570-8872, The University of Notre Dame Australia), Megan Best, David W Kissane (0000-0002-5930-4573, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 257-273 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4197 • E-ISSN: 1573-6571 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10943-023-01897-2 |
| PMID | 37725268 |
| OpenAlex | W4386847014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
It is reported that little spiritual care communication skills training occurs in Australian medical schools. This survey explored the experience of final year students in this domain in order to inform the construction of a new curriculum. Medical students in their final year at four Australian medical schools were invited to participate in an online survey, which included questions about demographic details, exposure to spiritual history taking, perceived learning needs, and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being 12 item Non-Illness score. Two-hundred and sixty students from a cohort of 766 responded (34%). One in nine students had witnessed spiritual history taking, and one in ten students had been given the opportunity to do so. Barriers and enablers were identified. Two-thirds of the students reported no recollection of any training in spiritual care. When it did occur, it was limited in scope and structure. Final year medical students recognise that spiritual care deserves a place in the modern, broad-based medical school curriculum. This supports the argument for inclusion of spiritual care training as part of all medical student curricula in Australia
Alternative medicine · Argument (complex analysis) · Cohort · Curriculum · Inclusion (mineral) · Medical education · Medical history · Pedagogy · Recall · Scope (computer science) · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |