Should health professionals do a screening spiritual history (SH)?2
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Not at all/slight/some
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27.7 (117)
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22.6 (21)
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18.3 (39) **
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Moderate
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27.2 (115)
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24.7 (23)
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26.3 (56)
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Quite a bit/very much
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45.2 (191)
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52.7 (49)
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55.4 (118)
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Which health professional should do it?3
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Physician
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41.8 (175)
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29.4 (27)
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55.1 (118) ****
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Nurse or med assistant
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33.9 (142)
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31.5 (29)
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17.8 (38)
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Other (staff)
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24.3 (102)
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39.1 (36)
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27.1 (58)
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How many questions should screening SH consist of? 2
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One or two
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27.5 (115)
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22.6 (21)
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14.30 (31) ***
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Three
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49.9 (209)
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49.5 (46)
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56.2 (122)
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Four, five or six
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22.7 (95)
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28.0 (26)
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29.5 (64)
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Patients most often respond to screening SH with: 2
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Resistance
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1.7 (7)
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2.2 (2)
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4.4 (9) ****
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Puzzlement/indifference
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25.5 (103)
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28.9 (26)
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39.8 (82)
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Acceptance/appreciation
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72.8 (294)
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68.9 (62)
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55.8 (115)
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On what kinds of patients should SH be done? (% yes)1, 3
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All outpatients (OP)
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46.0 (193)
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52.8 (47)
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59.0 (125) **
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OP during well-visit
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57.6 (240)
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69.7 (62)
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50.0 (106) **
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OP with chronic illness
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76.0 (317)
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73.0 (65)
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75.0 (159)
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OP with terminal illness
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80.1 (334)
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82.0 (73)
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82.6 (175)
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All inpatients (IP) admitted
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66.0 (275)
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71.9 (64)
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67.0 (142)
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IP with chronic illness
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71.9 (300)
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74.2 (66)
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72.6 (154)
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IP with acute serious illness
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72.9 (304)
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75.3 (67)
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74.5 (158)
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IP with terminal illness
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79.1 (330)
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79.8 (71)
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79.7 (169)
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What should health professional do with spiritual history? (% yes)1, 3
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Document in medical record
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69.3 (293)
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76.3 (71)
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68.2 (146)
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Be aware of, not document
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23.4 (99)
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17.2 (16)
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22.4 (48)
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Refer to chaplain
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82.3 (349)
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90.3 (84)
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91.2 (196) **
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Contact patient’s clergy
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35.7 (151)
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39.8 (37)
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30.8 (66)
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Contact social worker
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39.4 (167)
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46.2 (43)
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30.2 (65)*
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Address spiritual needs
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50.4 (213)
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44.1 (41)
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41.1 (88)
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