The Role of Religion and Spiritually in the Care of Patients in Family Medicine

Religion and health care are two subjects that important to a patient suffering from any illness. However, the two concepts drifted apart at the start scientifc revolution era although today the disciplines are closely connected. The study investigated the association of the two subjects by use of questionnaires which were mailed to 158 patients. The results were analyzed using various statistical methods and revealed that nearly 88% of the respondents appreciated the role spirituality and religious beliefs played in medicine and healthcare. However, nearly 57% percent of patients had a discussion on religion matters with their family doctors because of varied reasons such as time constraints and different religious background. The study revealed that spiritual and religious beliefs play an important role in the patients’ medicine and healthcare.