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Spirituality and health in the curricula of medical schools in Brazil
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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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“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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- 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
- Venue
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2012-08-18
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 78-78
- ISSN
- 1472-6920 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3502099
- OpenAlex
- W2057959433
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 6.19
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
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- BMC Medical Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Education › 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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