Do doctors pay attention to the religious beliefs of their patients? A survey amongst Dutch GPs

Background. Patients' religious beliefs can offer support at times of illness and disease. Therefore religious beliefs of patients are important in doctor–patient interaction. Objective. To assess to what extent GPs pay attention to religious beliefs of patients in their daily work. Methods. A postal questionnaire was sent to 120 GPs. The questionnaire consisted of five clusters of items with precoded Likert-scale answer categories related to several clinical situations. Results. Response rate was 72% (n = 87). Upon registration in the practice, 16% of the GPs paid attention to the religious b... Mehr ...