Table 3 Association between patients’ demographic variables, diagnosis, and their spirituality scores
| Â | Â | Patients want their spiritual history to be taken | Spirituality impacts medical decisions | Spirituality is important in coping with illness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Agree / % | OR [95%CI] | Agree / % | OR [95%CI] | Agree / % | OR [95%CI] |
Age | Below 65 / Above 65 | 40 / 51.1 | 0.63 [0.26–1.51] | 45.5 / 44.4 | 1.04 [0.47–2.30] | 76.4 / 77.8 | 0.92 [0.36–2.36] |
Nationality | Lebanese/ Non-Lebanese | 38.1 / 75 | 4.87* [1.45–16.4] | 41.7 / 62.5 | 0.43 [0.14–1.29] | 75 / 87.5 | 0.43 [0.09–2.04] |
Governorate | Beirut / Outside Beirut | 52.8/ 34 | 0.46 [0.21–1.03] | 56.6 / 31.9 | 2.78* [1.23–6.31] | 73.6 / 80.9 | 0.66 [0.26–1.70] |
Educational Level | Degree / No Degree | 42.9 / 56.3 | 1.71 [0.58–5.04] | 45.2 / 43.8 | 1.06 [0.36–3.12] | 75 / 87.5 | 0.43 [0.09–2.04] |
Socioeconomic Status | Not Enough to cover expenses / enough to cover expenses | 50 / 40.3 | 0. 86 [0.38–1.93] | 52.6 / 40.3 | 1.64 [0.73–3.71] | 81.6 / 74.2 | 1.54 [0.57–4.18] |
Reason for Admission | Cancer / Critical Care | 30.4 / 63.6 | 4.01* [1.74–9.30] | 44.6 / 45.5 | 0.97 [0.44–2.14] | 82.1 / 70.5 | 1.93 [0.75–4.95] |
Number of Hospital Visits in past year | First visit | 66.7 | Â | 45.8 | Â | 66.7 | Â |
1–9 visits | 44.4 | 0.40 [0.14–1.12] | 48.9 | 0.89 [0.33–2.39] | 84.4 | 0.37 [0.11–1.19] | |
10 or more | 29 | 0.21 [0.07–0.65] | 38.7 | 1.34 [0.46–3.95] | 74.2 | 0.70 [0.22–2.24] | |