Experiences of German health care professionals with spiritual history taking in primary care: a mixed-methods process evaluation of the HoPES3 intervention

Author:

Huperz Carolin12ORCID,Sturm Noemi2ORCID,Frick Eckhard3ORCID,Mächler Ruth3ORCID,Stolz Regina4ORCID,Schalhorn Friederike4,Valentini Jan4ORCID,Joos Stefanie4ORCID,Straßner Cornelia2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute for General Practice and Palliative Care, Hannover Medical School , Hannover , Germany

2. Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg , Heidelberg , Germany

3. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Professorship of Spiritual Care and Psychosomatic Health, Technical University of Munich , München , Germany

4. Institute of General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany

Abstract

Abstract Background Spiritual needs gain importance in old age but are often ignored in health care. Within the ‘Holistic care program for elderly patients to integrate spiritual needs, social activity and self-care into disease management in primary care (HoPES3)’ a complex intervention was evaluated in a cluster-randomized trial. The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability, feasibility, benefits, and harms of a spiritual history taken by general practitioners (GPs) as part of the complex intervention. Methods In this mixed-methods study telephone interviews with 11 German GPs and 12 medical assistants (MAs) of the HoPES3 intervention group were conducted and analysed using a content-analytical approach. Furthermore, GPs were asked to complete a questionnaire after each spiritual history. One hundred and forty-one questionnaires from 14 GPs were analysed descriptively. Results GPs considered the spiritual history very/quite helpful for the patient in 27% (n= 38) and very/quite stressful in 2% (n = 3) of the cases. Interviews indicated that GPs found discussing spiritual history easier than anticipated. GPs and MAs saw a difficulty in that many patients associated spirituality with religion or church and reacted with surprise or rejection. Benefits for patients were seen in the opportunity to talk about non-medical topics, and increased awareness of their own resources. Benefits for GPs mainly related to information gain and an intensified patient–physician relationship. Conclusions A spiritual history in general practice has the potential to reveal important information about patients’ lives and to improve the patient–physician relationship. Implementation barriers identified in this study have to be considered and addressed.

Funder

German Ministry of Education and Research

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Family Practice

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