Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Department Ethics and Moral Philosophy, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany.
J Relig Health. 2022 Feb;61(1):601-615. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01074-9.
Health and holistic quality of life, physical and emotional needs, somatic and spiritual aspects contain a comprehensive promise of healing. The aim of the current study is to measure the expectations of patients of medicine, alternative medicine and religion related to health and illness. The survey was carried out among 103 patients of a rural general practitioner from May to June 2013 and among 103 patients of the outpatient department for endocrinology and metabolic disease of the Jena University Hospital in 2013. All patients were asked by one interviewer (HM) on fears in relation to health/illness and expectations of help for its own life, medicine, alternative medicine and religion. The biggest fear of patients is "being in need of help of others." There is no significant difference between religious and non-religious patients. Overall, the expectations of medicine were significantly higher in all sectors than in alternative medicine or religion. Comparing alternative medicine and religion, the expectations of alternative medicine were significantly higher excluding consolation and inner peace. The expectations for medicine in general and for the physician are very high and comprehensive and go beyond diagnosis and realization of therapies. Patients expect hope, guidance, support, comfort, inner peace and advice most from medicine. This results in considerable challenges for the physician, especially in a healthcare system with limited resources and without suitable offers. There is an urgent need to integrate these requirements into daily routine.
健康和整体生活质量、身体和情感需求、躯体和精神方面包含着全面治愈的承诺。本研究的目的是衡量与健康和疾病相关的医学、替代医学和宗教患者的期望。该调查于 2013 年 5 月至 6 月在一名农村全科医生的 103 名患者中进行，于 2013 年在耶拿大学医院内分泌和代谢疾病门诊的 103 名患者中进行。由一名访谈者 (HM) 询问所有患者与健康/疾病相关的恐惧以及对自己生活、医学、替代医学和宗教的帮助期望。患者最大的恐惧是“需要他人帮助”。宗教和非宗教患者之间没有显著差异。总体而言，在所有领域，对医学的期望均明显高于对替代医学或宗教的期望。与替代医学和宗教相比，除了安慰和内心平静之外，对替代医学的期望明显更高。一般来说，对医学的期望以及对医生的期望非常高且全面，超出了诊断和治疗的范围。患者最希望从医学中获得希望、指导、支持、安慰、内心平静和建议。这给医生带来了相当大的挑战，尤其是在资源有限且没有合适服务的医疗体系中。迫切需要将这些需求纳入日常工作中。
