As a former hospice "chaplain" I found this fascinating, too.
This matches my experience. The more religious a person was - the more likely they were to seek aggressive care.
I wonder if it might be the case that people who are anxious by nature tend to be more "religious" and people who are anxious by nature also tend to want to use more aggressive health care.
I do know quite a few people who are quite "spiriitual" who have a "try everything" attitude about life and their spirituality is part of that "try everything" attitude.
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Date: 2009-03-19 01:38 am (UTC)This matches my experience. The more religious a person was - the more likely they were to seek aggressive care.
I wonder if it might be the case that people who are anxious by nature tend to be more "religious" and people who are anxious by nature also tend to want to use more aggressive health care.
I do know quite a few people who are quite "spiriitual" who have a "try everything" attitude about life and their spirituality is part of that "try everything" attitude.
I don't know if I'm being clear.