The spiritual history in outpatient practice: attitudes and practices of health professionals in the Adventist Health System

Abstract Background A screening spiritual history (SSH) is how health professionals (HP) identify patients’ spiritual values, beliefs and preferences (VBPs) in the outpatient setting. We report on attitudes and practices of HPs in the largest Protestant health system in the U.S., the Adventist Healt...

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Main Authors: Harold G. Koenig, Kathleen Perno, Ted Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-0938-8