Ecklund Elaine Howard, Cadge Wendy, Gage Elizabeth A, Catlin Elizabeth A
Department of Sociology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 Nov;29(11):736-42. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31815a0e39.
Religion and spirituality are increasingly recognized as important in the care of seriously ill patients. This study evaluates religious and spiritual beliefs and practices among pediatric oncology faculty and compares their religiosity and spirituality to the general public.
Information was gathered from a sampling frame of all pediatric oncology faculty working in 13 US News and World Report's "honor role" hospitals. These data were compared with the general public (using the General Social Survey), through frequency distributions, descriptive crosstabs, and tests of significance, including chi(2) statistics.
Eighty-five percent of pediatric oncology faculty described themselves as spiritual. In all, 24.3% reported attending religious services 2 to 3 times a month or more in the past year. Twenty-seven percent of pediatric oncologists believed in God with no doubts. In all, 52.7% believed their spiritual or religious beliefs influence interactions with patients and colleagues. Among the general public 40.1% reported attending religious services 2 to 3 times a month or more in the past year (P<0.01) and 60.4% believed in God with no doubts (P<0.001).
Although many have no traditional religious identity, large fractions of pediatric oncology faculty described themselves as spiritual. This may have implications for the education of pediatric oncologists and the spiritual care of seriously ill children and their families.
宗教和精神信仰在重症患者护理中的重要性日益得到认可。本研究评估了儿科肿瘤学教员的宗教和精神信仰及实践，并将他们的宗教信仰程度和精神信仰程度与普通大众进行比较。
从《美国新闻与世界报道》评选的13家“荣誉榜”医院中所有儿科肿瘤学教员的抽样框架中收集信息。通过频率分布、描述性交叉表和显著性检验（包括卡方统计），将这些数据与普通大众（使用综合社会调查数据）进行比较。
85%的儿科肿瘤学教员称自己有精神信仰。过去一年中，共有24.3%的人报告每月参加宗教仪式2至3次或更多。27%的儿科肿瘤学家坚信上帝。共有52.7%的人认为他们的精神或宗教信仰会影响与患者及同事的互动。在普通大众中，40.1%的人报告过去一年中每月参加宗教仪式2至3次或更多（P<0.01），60.4%的人坚信上帝（P<0.001）。
尽管许多儿科肿瘤学教员没有传统的宗教身份，但很大一部分人称自己有精神信仰。这可能对儿科肿瘤学家的教育以及重症儿童及其家庭的精神护理产生影响。
