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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Sociology of Medicine</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Sociology of Medicine</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Социология медицины</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1728-2810</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2413-2942</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">707675</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/socm707675</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">NLKALD</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ АНАЛИЗ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Regional aspects of inter-institutional interaction between medicine and religion in the context of palliative care: a cross-sectional study</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Региональные аспекты межинституционального взаимодействия медицины и религии в контексте паллиативной помощи: одномоментное исследование</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1990-7182</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3048-7832</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bochkareva</surname><given-names>Galina N.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бочкарева</surname><given-names>Галина Николаевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>bofrida2023@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1114-7246</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8323-2440</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Dubgorin</surname><given-names>Anton A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Дубгорин</surname><given-names>Антон Александрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>anton.dubgorin@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-4492</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2181-2133</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Voiteshak</surname><given-names>Alexander A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Войтешак</surname><given-names>Александр Анатольевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук, доцент</p></bio><email>voyteshak.a@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-4500</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">7016-3160</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yerugina</surname><given-names>Marina V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Еругина</surname><given-names>Марина Василидовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, профессор</p></bio><email>lab48@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1355-5163</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4854-1094</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Krom</surname><given-names>Irina L.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кром</surname><given-names>Ирина Львовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, профессор</p></bio><email>irina.crom@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6250-8331</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8378-3460</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Andriyanova</surname><given-names>Elena A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Андриянова</surname><given-names>Елена Андреевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Sci. (Sociology), Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р социол. наук, профессор</p></bio><email>elena-andriyanova@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0344-4419</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2248-5246</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Fedonnikov</surname><given-names>Alexander S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Федонников</surname><given-names>Александр Сергеевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, доцент</p></bio><email>fedonnikov@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Саратовский государственный медицинский университет им. В.И. Разумовского</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Branch of the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Филиал Военно-медицинской академии им. С.М. Кирова в г. Москве</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-07-27" publication-format="electronic"><day>27</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-09-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>25</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>16</fpage><lpage>23</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-05-20"><day>20</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-06-10"><day>10</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2029-09-03"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://eco-vector.com/for_authors.php#07</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/707675">https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/707675</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND:<italic> </italic></bold>Palliative care is an interdisciplinary activity that focuses on providing physical, mental, social, and spiritual support. In situations of uncertainty associated with life-threatening conditions, spiritual and religious support for patients is a central component of palliative care.</p> <p><bold>AIM:<italic> </italic></bold>This study aimed to analyze regional aspects of inter-institutional interaction between medicine and religion (using the example of the Russian Orthodox Church) in the context of palliative care.</p> <p><bold>METHODS:<italic> </italic></bold>To examine the trends in inter-institutional interaction between medicine and religion in the provision of palliative care to patients, the method of narrative interview (<italic>n</italic> = 7) was used, conducted in 2025. The sociological study on Trends in Inter-institutional Interaction Between Medicine and Religion (using the example of the Russian Orthodox Church) in the Region analyzed the narratives of priests from hospital churches in the Saratov region.</p> <p><bold>RESULTS:<italic> </italic></bold>Analysis of the narrative interviews revealed several key thematic narratives: low social efficiency and the need for reform of the current healthcare system; a low level of spirituality within the medical community; the consideration of spirituality in the context of religiosity, which aids patient recovery; the regulation of interaction between the Church and medical organizations through regulatory documents; and restrictions on patients' rights to visits from priests in medical organization inpatient settings, stemming from the lack of faith among medical staff, non-believing relatives of the patient, and non-believing patients sharing the same room.</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION:<italic> </italic></bold>In modern Russia, religious organizations, primarily the Russian Orthodox Church, interact with the healthcare system in the provision of palliative care. A legal framework regulating the inter-institutional interaction between medicine and religion has been developed. Limitations in the interaction between medicine and religion in providing palliative care within medical organizations will have an adverse impact on patients' quality of life and life prospects.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование. </bold>Паллиативная помощь — это междисциплинарная деятельность, которая фокусируется на физической, психической, социальной и духовной помощи. В ситуации неопределённости, связанной с угрожающими жизни состояниями, духовное/религиозное сопровождение пациентов является одним из ведущих компонентов паллиативной помощи.</p> <p><bold>Цель исследования. </bold>Проанализировать региональные аспекты межинституционального взаимодействия медицины и религии (на примере Русской Православной Церкви) в контексте паллиативной помощи.</p> <p><bold>Методы. </bold>Для рассмотрения тенденций межинституционального взаимодействий медицины и религии при оказании паллиативной помощи пациентам использовали метод нарративного интервью (<italic>n</italic>=7), реализованный в 2025 году. В социологическом исследовании «Тенденции межинституционального взаимодействий медицины и религии (на примере Русской Православной Церкви) в регионе» проанализированы нарративы священников больничных храмов Саратовской области.</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Анализ нарративных интервью позволил выделить несколько ключевых тем сюжета: низкая социальная эффективность и необходимость реформирования действующей системы здравоохранения; низкий уровень духовности в медицинской среде; рассмотрение духовности в контексте религиозности, помогающей выздоровлению пациентов; регламентация взаимодействия Церкви и медицинских организаций нормативными документами; ограничения прав пациентов на посещения священников в стационарах медицинских организаций, связанные с отсутствием веры у медицинского персонала, неверующих родственников пациента и неверующих пациентов, находящихся в той же палате.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>В современной России религиозные организации, в первую очередь Русская Православная Церковь, взаимодействуют с системой здравоохранения при оказании паллиативной помощи. Разработана правовая база, регламентирующая межинституциональное взаимодействие медицины и религии. Ограничения взаимодействия медицины и религии в оказании паллиативной помощи в медицинских организациях окажет неблагоприятное влияние на качество жизни и витальные перспективы пациентов.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>palliative care</kwd><kwd>inter-institutional interaction between medicine and religion</kwd><kwd>Russian Orthodox Church</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>паллиативная помощь</kwd><kwd>межинституциональное взаимодействие медицины и религии</kwd><kwd>Русская Православная Церковь</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Bochkareva GN, Krom IL, Fedonnikov AS, Andriyanova EA. Interinstitutional interaction of medicine and religion in the context of improving the organization of palliative care for patients. 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