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Table 2 Measures of patient religiosity/spirituality and clinical preferences regarding faith

From: Patient desire for spiritual assessment is unmet in urban and rural primary care settings

 

Rural: Lincoln County

No. (%)

Urban: Denver County

No. (%)

Fisher’s exact test

P-value*

(if applicable)

Importance of Religion

n = 55

n = 80

 

 Not at all

5 (9.1)

14 (17.5)

P-value 0.03

 Not too important

7 (12.7)

23 (28.8)

 Important

22 (40.0)

19 (23.8)

 Very Important

21 (38.2)

24 (30.0)

Spirituality Rating

n = 55

n = 81

 

 Not at all spiritual

4 (7.3)

7 (8.6)

P-value 0.65

 Not too spiritual

8 (14.5)

17 (21.0)

 Spiritual

31 (56.4)

37 (45.7)

 Very Spiritual

12 (21.8)

20 (24.7)

Best Statement Regarding

One’s Spirituality and Religion

n = 55

n = 81

 

 Spiritual and not religious

15 (27.3)

39 (48.1)

P-value 0.10

 Religious and not spiritual

3 (5.5)

4 (4.9)

 Religious and spiritual

33 (60.0)

34 (42.0)

 Don’t believe in either

4 (7.3)

4 (4.9)

Clinic Visits in the Past Year

n = 55

n = 81

 

 1 or less

11 (20.0)

6 (10.9)

P-value 0.14

 2–4

21 (38.2)

31 (56.4)

 5–9

14 (25.4)

23 (41.8)

 > 10

9 (16.4)

21 (38.2)

Occasions in the Past Year Asked

About Religion and/or Spirituality

n = 52

n = 80

 

 Never

43 (82.7)

63 (78.8)

 

 Rarely

8 (15.4)

15 (18.8)

 Usually

1 (1.9)

1 (1.2)

 Always

0 (0.0)

1 (1.2)

Importance of Provider Knowing

About One’s Beliefs

n = 55

n = 81

 

 Not important

28 (51.0)

50 (61.7)

 

 A little important

18 (32.8)

15 (18.5)

 Important

5 (9.1)

13 (16.0)

 Very Important

4 (7.3)

3 (3.7)

Importance of Provider Sharing

the Same Beliefs

n = 55

n = 80

 

 Not at all important

42 (76.4)

68 (85.0)

 

 Somewhat important

8 (14.5)

7 (8.8)

 Important

4 (7.3)

4 (5.0)

 Very Important

1 (1.8)

1 (1.2)

  1. *Statistically significant P-values in bold and italicized