Table 4.

Multiple regression analysis for factors in relation to physician comfort with asking patients about their religious and spiritual beliefs

FACTORSβ COEFFICIENTP VALUE
Opinions on asking
  • Important to ask0.171.044*
  • Not my business to ask†0.252.003*
Reasons for not asking
  • Lack of training0.227.007*

  • ↵* 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.