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- Title
Living on a Prayer: Religious Affiliation and Trauma Outcomes.
- Authors
Khoury, Amal; Oyetunji, Tolulope A.; Bolorunduro, Oluwaseyi; Harbour, Leia; Cornwell, Edward E.; Siram, Suryanarayana M.; Mellman, Thomas; Greene, Wendy R.
- Abstract
Research has shown that religious affiliation is associated with reduced all cause mortality. The aim of this study was to determine if religious affiliation predicts trauma-specific mortality and length of stay. Patients admitted to our urban Level I trauma center in 2008 were examined; the main study categorization was based on endorsement of a specific religious affiliation during a standard intake procedure. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was performed with in-hospital mortality and length of stay as the outcomes of interest, adjusting for demographic and injury severity characteristics. A total of 2303 patients were included in the study. Forty-six per cent endorsed a religious affiliation. Patients with a religious affiliation were more likely to be female, Hispanic, and older than those who reported no affiliation (P < 0.001). There was no difference in length of hospital stay. On bivariate analysis those without religious affiliation were more likely to die (P = 0.01), but this difference disappeared after adjusting for covariates. Although we could not identify a statistical association between religious affiliation and mortality on multivariate analysis, there was an association with injury severity suggesting religious patients were less severely injured.
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2012, Vol 78, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1177/000313481207800137