Klitzman Robert
Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive; Mail Unit #15, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
J Relig Health. 2018 Feb;57(1):223-239. doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0528-4.
Questions arise concerning whether and how religion affects infertility treatment decisions. Thirty-seven infertility providers and patients were interviewed. Patients confront religious, spiritual, and metaphysical issues coping with treatment failures and religious opposition from clergy and others. Religion can provide meaning and support, but poses questions and objections that patients may try to avoid or negotiate-e.g., concealing treatment or changing clergy. Differences exist within and between religions. Whether and how much providers discuss these issues with patients varies. These data, the first to examine several key aspects of how infertility providers and patients confront religious/spiritual issues, have important implications for practice, research, guidelines, and education.
关于宗教是否以及如何影响不孕治疗决策的问题随之而来。对37位不孕治疗提供者和患者进行了访谈。患者在应对治疗失败以及神职人员和其他人的宗教反对意见时面临着宗教、精神和形而上学问题。宗教可以提供意义和支持，但也会引发一些问题和反对意见，患者可能会试图回避或协商，例如隐瞒治疗情况或更换神职人员。不同宗教内部和之间存在差异。提供者与患者讨论这些问题的程度也各不相同。这些数据首次审视了不孕治疗提供者和患者如何面对宗教/精神问题的几个关键方面，对实践、研究、指南和教育具有重要意义。
