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Spirituality and health in the curricula of medical schools in Brazil

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Lucchetti, Giancarlo, Lucchetti, Alessandra Lamas Granero, Espinha, Daniele Corcioli Mendes, de Oliveira, Leandro Romani, Leite, José Roberto, Koenig, Harold G·2012·BMC Medical Education
DOI 10.1186/1472-6920-12-78PMC PMC3502099
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BACKGROUND: According to recent surveys, 59% of British medical schools and 90% of US medical schools have courses or content on spirituality and health (S/H). There is little research, however, on the teaching of S/H in medical schools in other countries, such as those in Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa. The present study seeks to investigate the current status of teaching on S/H in Brazilian medical schools. METHODS: All medical schools in Brazil (private and public) were selected for evaluation, were contacted by email and phone, and were administered a questionnaire. The questionnaire, sent by e-mail, asked medical school directors/deans about any S/H courses that were taught, details about those courses, S/H lectures or seminars, importance of teaching this subject for medical school directors, and medical schools characteristics. RESULTS: A total of 86 out of 180 (47.7%) medical schools responded. Results indicated that 10.4% of Brazilian Medical Schools have a dedicated S/H courses and 40.5% have courses or content on spirituality and health. Only two medical schools have S/H courses that involve hands-on training and three schools have S/H courses that teach how to conduct a spiritual history. The majority of medical directors (54%) believe that S/H is important to teach in their schools. CONCLUSION: Few Brazilian medical schools have courses dealing specifically with S/H and less than half provide some form of teaching on the subject. Unfortunately, there is no standard curriculum on S/H. Nevertheless, the majority of medical directors believe this issue is an important subject that should be taught.

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  • Physicians' own R/S beliefs often influence medical decisions they make and affect the type of care they offer to patients, including decisions about use of pain medications, abortion, vaccinations, and contraception.

    “Fourth, physicians' own R/S beliefs often influence medical decisions they make and affect the type of care they offer to patients, including decisions about use of pain medications [588], abortion [589], vaccinations [590], and contraception [591].”

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    The Discussion (page unavailable) says spiritual or religious beliefs can affect medical decisions, and that physicians’ own spirituality can affect their ability to provide compassionate care. It does not address the use of pain medications, the specific decision to which this citation is attached. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  1. Mariotti L Lucchetti G Dantas M Banin V Fumelli F Padula N Spirituality and medicine: views and opinions of teachers in a Brazilian medical school Medical teacher 2011 33 339 340 21591292

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Authors
Lucchetti, G., Lucchetti, A. L. G., Espinha, D. C. M., de Oliveira, L. R., Leite, J. R., & Koenig, H. G.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
  • King Abdulaziz University (SA)
Corresponding author
Lucchetti, Giancarlo
ORCID
Venue
BMC Medical Education
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2012-08-18
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
78-78
ISSN
1472-6920 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1472-6920-12-78
PMC
PMC3502099
OpenAlex
W2057959433
Cited by
129
References
26
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FWCI
6.19
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
Keywords
spirituality and health, medical education, medical curriculum, curriculum evaluation, spiritual history taking, hands-on training, Brazil
MeSH terms
Attitude of Health Personnel, Brazil, Clinical Competence, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Curriculum, Education, Medical, Health, Humans, Physician Executives, Physician-Patient Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Medicine, Schools, Medical, Students, Medical, Spirituality

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