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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2025

'In our culture, we come when you die': Qualitative descriptive analysis of end-of-life perspectives in a reservation-based community.

Katie E Nelson, Kathleen Adams, Michelle Kahn-John, Patricia M Davidson, Betty Ferrell, Mumtahana Meah, Claire Petchler, Adriann Ricker, Kassie Runsabove, Alicia Werk and 2 more

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12 authors.

Katie E NelsonJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0264-7292
Kathleen AdamsFort Belknap Tribal Health Department, Harlem, Montana, USA.
Michelle Kahn-JohnJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-715X
Patricia M DavidsonUniversity of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-1534
Betty FerrellCity of Hope Comprehensive Center, Duarte, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-5235
Mumtahana MeahJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Claire PetchlerJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Adriann RickerJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Kassie RunsaboveMountain-Pacific Quality Health, Helena, Montana, USA.
Alicia WerkJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Rebecca WrightJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-925X
Teresa N BrockieJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-3417

Funding

Exploring End-of-Life Care: Access and Perspectives among the A'aniniiin and Nakoda TribesF31NR020145 · NINR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NELSON, KATIE ELIZABETH · 2021 to 2023
$75k
NINR NIH HHS F31 NR020145NINR NIH HHS F31NR020145-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore (1) perspectives and attitudes of Native Americans regarding transitions from serious illness to death, and (2) awareness about hospice and palliative care service models in a Great Plains reservation-based community.

designQualitative descriptive study.

methodsCommunity members and clinicians were invited to participate in a semi-structured focus group or interview by Tribal Advisory Board members. Analysis involved three phases: (1) qualitative descriptive analysis of preliminary themes using the Addressing Palliative Care Disparities conceptual model; (2) a cultural review of the data; and (3) reflexive thematic analysis to synthesize findings.

resultsTwenty-six participants engaged in two focus groups (n = 5-6 participants in each) and interviews (n = 15). Four themes were derived from their stories: (1) family connectedness is always priority; (2) end-of-life support is a community-wide effort; (3) everyone must grieve in their own way to heal; and (4) support needs from outside the community.

conclusionFindings highlight cultural considerations spanning the life course. Clinicians, researchers and traditional wisdom keepers and practitioners, particularly those working in rural and/or reservation-based settings, must provide culturally safe care. This must include acknowledging and prioritizing the needs and preferences of Native American patients and the impact on their families and communities. IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION: Leveraging community assets, such as family and social networks, is key for supporting Native American patients with serious illnesses. Additionally, facilitating greater family and caregiver involvement along a patient's care trajectory may be a pathway for easing health care workers' caseloads in reservation-based areas, where resources are limited. REPORTING

methodThe Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) guideline was used. PATIENT/PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The study was ideated based on community insight. Tribal Advisory Board members oversaw all aspects including recruitment, data acquisition, interpretation of findings and tribal data dissemination.

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Attitude to DeathHospice CareIndians, North AmericanPalliative CareTerminal CareAdultAgedFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative Researchcommunity‐based participatory researchend‐of‐life carehealth equityIndigenousNative Americanpalliative carequalitative analysis

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PMID39003639
PMCPMC11730030

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