concepts
cultural factors
perspective of the decision maker
religion and society
religious beliefs
religious differences
religious discrimination
Religious factors can be important in the decision making of patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare organizations. Paradigmatic examples of decisions involving religious factors are conscientious objection to abortion and patient resistance to postmortems, but religious elements may influence a much wider range of decisions in healthcare. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Religious Factors]
religious factors