Comparison of perceptions towards spirituality, religiosity, and spiritual care of medical professionals from the East and West / 東洋と西洋の医療従事者のスピリチュアリティ、宗教性、およびスピリチュアルケアに対する認識の比較
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hideaki TANAKA; Kiyoshi SUZUKI; Seiya UCHIDA; Tomoaki KIMURA; 内田 誠也; 木村 友昭; 田中 英明; 鈴木 清志
- Source
- 日本統合医療学会誌 / Japanese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2021, 14(2):122
- Subject
- integrative medicine
international study
spiritual care
spirituality
text mining
スピリチュアリティ
スピリチュアルケア
テキストマイニング
国際調査
統合医療
- Language
- Japanese
- ISSN
- 2435-5372
2436-2158
This study examined and compared medical professionals’ perceptions towards spirituality and spiritual care between those from the East and West, and amongst medical doctors and other medical professionals. The International Committee of the Japan Society of Integrative Medicine conducted an electronic survey, and data of medical professionals from 14 countries were collected and grouped into either the East or West prior to analysis. Perception of the importance of spirituality/religion in the process of treatment was compared followed by a text analysis to examine opinions on 1) spiritual care and 2) challenges in incorporating traditional medicine and religious spirituality into conventional medicine.