TY - JOUR
T1 - End-of-Life Care Beliefs Among Hindu Physicians in the United States
AU - Ramalingam, Vijaya Sivalingam
AU - Saeed, Fahad
AU - Sinnakirouchenan, Ramapriya
AU - Holley, Jean L.
AU - Srinivasan, Sinnakirouchenan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2013.
PY - 2015/2/19
Y1 - 2015/2/19
N2 - Several studies from the United States and Europe showed that physicians’ religiosity is associated with their approach to end-of-life care beliefs. No such studies have focused exclusively on Hindu physicians practicing in the United States. A 34-item questionnaire was sent to 293 Hindu physicians in the United States. Most participants believed that their religious beliefs do not influence their practice of medicine and do not interfere with withdrawal of life support. The US practice of discussing end-of-life issues with the patient, rather than primarily with the family, seems to have been adopted by Hindu physicians practicing in the United States. It is likely that the ethical, cultural, and patient-centered environment of US health care has influenced the practice of end-of-life care by Hindu physicians in this country.
AB - Several studies from the United States and Europe showed that physicians’ religiosity is associated with their approach to end-of-life care beliefs. No such studies have focused exclusively on Hindu physicians practicing in the United States. A 34-item questionnaire was sent to 293 Hindu physicians in the United States. Most participants believed that their religious beliefs do not influence their practice of medicine and do not interfere with withdrawal of life support. The US practice of discussing end-of-life issues with the patient, rather than primarily with the family, seems to have been adopted by Hindu physicians practicing in the United States. It is likely that the ethical, cultural, and patient-centered environment of US health care has influenced the practice of end-of-life care by Hindu physicians in this country.
KW - Hinduism
KW - do not resuscitate
KW - end-of-life care
KW - questionnaire
KW - religiosity
KW - withdrawal of life support
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U2 - 10.1177/1049909113505138
DO - 10.1177/1049909113505138
M3 - Article
C2 - 24052431
AN - SCOPUS:84920996799
SN - 1049-9091
VL - 32
SP - 8
EP - 14
JO - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
JF - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
IS - 1
ER -