Articles Tagged With: religious
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For Most Patients on Dialysis, Religious/Spiritual Beliefs Are Important
Researchers surveyed 937 patients receiving dialysis at 31 facilities in Nashville and Seattle from 2015 to 2018. Those for whom religious or spiritual beliefs were more important were more likely to favor a shared decision-making role, more likely to favor resuscitation and mechanical ventilation, and less likely to have considered stopping dialysis.
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Vaccine Rollout Brings Legal, Labor Concerns for Employers
As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines continues, healthcare employers face complicated questions about what they can require of employees, how to handle employees who refuse the vaccine, and other potential legal consequences that may result in the coming months.
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Hospital Fined $74k in Flu Shot Religious Exemption Case
As more facilities go to mandatory vaccination policies, infection preventionists must clarify what exceptions are allowed and under what conditions.
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Spiritual Healing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
A randomized, controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of Brazilian energy therapy — Spiritist “passé” — in multiple conditions associated with recovery in cardiovascular inpatients.
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Suicide and Religious Service Attendance
Women who report regular attendance at religious services have a lower suicide rate than those who report not attending services at all.