Lio Jonathan, Tak Hyo Jung, Duan Yan, Dadani Farhan, Ali Basil, Yoon John D
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, the Department of Health Services Research and Administration, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, and Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
South Med J. 2018 Sep;111(9):511-515. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000855.
This study examined the relation between physicians' religious characteristics and working for medically underserved populations or in religiously oriented practices.
Secondary data analysis of 2009-2010 national survey of 896 primary care physicians (PCPs) and 312 psychiatrists. Predictors included physicians' religious characteristics.
Adjusted response rates among eligible physicians were 63% (896 of 1427) for PCPs and 64% (312 of 487) for psychiatrists. Overall, 41.3% of US PCPs and 53.2% of US psychiatrists reported working with medically underserved populations. A smaller percentage reported working in religiously oriented practices. Physicians who rated religion as most important in their lives were more likely to report working for medically underserved populations (52.5% most important vs 36.7% not important, = 0.02) or report working in religiously oriented practices (23.9% most important vs 6.8% not important, < 0.01).
Religious physicians may be serving in medically underserved areas or religiously oriented practices as a way to integrate their professional and personal identities.
本研究探讨了医生的宗教特征与为医疗服务不足人群工作或从事宗教导向性医疗工作之间的关系。
对2009 - 2010年全国896名初级保健医生（PCP）和312名精神科医生的调查数据进行二次分析。预测因素包括医生的宗教特征。
符合条件的医生中，初级保健医生的调整后回复率为63%（1427人中的896人），精神科医生为64%（487人中的312人）。总体而言，41.3%的美国初级保健医生和53.2%的美国精神科医生报告为医疗服务不足人群提供服务。报告在宗教导向性医疗工作中工作的比例较小。认为宗教在其生活中最重要的医生更有可能报告为医疗服务不足人群工作（认为最重要的为52.5%，认为不重要的为36.7%，P = 0.02）或报告在宗教导向性医疗工作中工作（认为最重要的为23.9%，认为不重要的为6.8%，P < 0.01）。
有宗教信仰的医生可能在医疗服务不足地区或宗教导向性医疗工作中服务，以此来融合他们的职业和个人身份。
