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. 2004 Jul;2(4):356–361. doi: 10.1370/afm.71

Table 4.

Predictors of Respondents That Always or Sometimes Want Their Physicians to Know About Their Beliefs

Variable Coefficient SE PValue OR 95% CI
Intercept 0.405 0.375 .2810
Beliefs give patient hope during times of illness 0.752 0.141 <.0001 4.503 2.588–7.836
Patient has spiritual beliefs that would influence a health care decision 0.553 0.151 .0002 3.025 1.676–5.461
30 to 64 years of age 0.360 0.105 .0006 2.054 1.363–3.096
Personal rating of spirituality* 0.283 0.108 .0091 1.327 1.073–1.641

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

* On a range from 1 to 5, with 1 = not spiritual at all, to 5 = extremely spiritual.