ArticleThe American journal of hospice & palliative care2021
Spirituality and the Illness Experience: Perspectives of African American Older Adults.
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- Relationships Between Advance Care Planning Engagement, Patients' Religious Practices, and Spirituality.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2026Article
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- Faith, Social Connection, and Aging: A Narrative Review of the Impact of Religious and Spiritual Engagement on Social Well-being in Older Adults Across Global Contexts.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
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- A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality's Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family Caregivers.CHEST critical care · 2025Article
- The impact of Sudan armed conflict and coping strategies on the mental health of the older adult internally displaced persons in Darfur camps.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Culturally Centered Palliative Care: A Framework for Equitable Neurocritical Care.Neurocritical care · 2024Review
- The Role of Spirituality on Physical Activity and Sleep Among African American Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Spiritual Distress, Hopelessness, and Depression in Palliative Care: Simultaneous Concept Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Black Caregivers' Symptom Management, Cultural, and Religious Experiences With Home Hospice Care.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
- Are cultural or psychosocial factors associated with patient-reported outcomes at the conclusion of kidney transplant evaluation?Clinical transplantation · 2022Article
- Psychological Resilience and Coping Among Women Living With Chronic Hypertension in Rural Uganda.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
- The Impact of a Spiritual Care Program on the Spiritual Health of Patients with Thalassemia Major: A Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
- Partnering With Faith Communities to Increase Knowledge of Precision Medicine and Genetic Research in the Black Community.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
- Spiritual practices for dementia care of Black persons: An integrative review.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)Review
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Abstract
backgroundDisparities in hospice and palliative care (PC) for African Americans have been linked to mistrust toward the healthcare system, racial inequalities, and cultural preferences. Spirituality has been identified as important to African Americans in general. Less is known about the influence of spirituality on African American illness experiences.
objectiveThe goal of this study was to understand older African Americans' perspectives on how spirituality influences chronic illness experiences to inform the development of a culturally tailored PC intervention.
methodsIn partnership with 5 churches in the Denver metropolitan area, we conducted focus groups with African American older adults (n = 50) with chronic health conditions and their family caregivers. Transcripts were analyzed using a deductive approach. The theoretical framework for this study draws on psychology of religion research.
resultsThemes referenced participants' spiritual orienting systems, spiritual coping strategies, and spiritual coping styles. Psycho-spiritual struggles, social struggles, and sources of social support were also identified. Findings suggest African Americans' spirituality influences chronic illness experiences. Participants relied on their spirituality and church community to help them cope with illness. In addition, social struggles impacted the illness experience. Social struggles included mistrust toward the healthcare system and not being connected to adequate resources. Participants expressed a need to advocate for themselves and family members to receive better healthcare. Churches were referred to as a trusted space for health resources, as well as spiritual and social support.
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