Yumiko Otsuka, Lina Agestika, Hidenori Harada, Lies Sriwuryandari, Neni Sintawardani, Taro Yamauchi
Comprehensive assessment of handwashing and faecal contamination among elementary school children in an urban slum of Indonesia
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
explore medical studentsthe doctors tomorrowreflect upon meeting spiritual needs patients whether reflected religious spiritual beliefs study also investigates extent students feel comfortable addressing spiritual issues patient care whether feel beyond role medical doctorsa selfadministered questionnaire developed survey administered teaching classes medical university vienna one thousand four hundred 836 women 564 men students responded laying foundation thorough statistical analysis595 students reflected belief concepts 219 consider religious 201 see spiritual individuals 756 students agreed statement religious convictionspirituality might effect cancer patients cope 859 would consider talking patients religiousspiritual issues patients wish 863 would involve chaplains feel necessarythe results study suggest future doctors want see patient wider scope biopsychosocial one including metadimension transcendence