Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis of the factors that were statistically significant in the bivariate analyses of asking patients about their religious and spiritual beliefs

FACTORSβ COEFFICIENTP VALUE
Demographic characteristics
  • Sex0.023.761
  • Age0.021.789
Independent beliefs
  • Having own religious and spiritual beliefs−0.116.138
Opinions on asking
  • Comfort level0.400< .001*
  • Important to ask0.277.001*
  • Not my business to ask†0.010.905
Reasons for not asking
  • Time−0.085.268
  • Past experience−0.145.056

  • ↵* Statistically significant.

  • ↵† The positive association here is with those who disagreed with the statement that asking was not their business. In other words, respondents believed asking was their business.