Adjusted association between physicians’ perception of spirituality and the provision of spiritual end-of-life care
OR | 95% CI | |
Physicians’ perception of spirituality | ||
Adjusted number of non-spiritual quality of life items included as spiritual, per item | 1.33 | 1.11 to 1.60 |
Adjustments | ||
Age | 1.00 | 0.96 to 1.05 |
Female gender | 0.93 | 0.52 to 1.67 |
Additional training in palliative care | 5.0 | 2.0 to 13 |
Experience as a certified elderly care physician, per year | 1.00 | 0.95 to 1.05 |
No current religious denomination | 0.77 | 0.42 to 1.4 |
Religiosity, sum score on the Spiritual Beliefs and Practices Scale, increment* | 1.09 | 1.01 to 1.16 |
Total number of endorsed items (spiritual and non-spiritual) | 0.90 | 0.77 to 1.04 |