Factors Influencing Spiritual Care for African Americans in Hospice in the United States: An Exploratory Study of the Perspectives of Their Caregivers, Clergy and Hospice Chaplains.

Denise D Quigley, Sara G McCleskey, Jason Lesandrini, Natalie McNeal, Nabeel Qureshi

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Medical students perceptions of spiritual care.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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Denise D QuigleyRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA. quigley@rand.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3815-908X

Sara G McCleskeyRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA.

Jason LesandriniWellstar Health System, Marietta, GA, USA.

Natalie McNealHospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA, USA.

Nabeel QureshiRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA.

Funding

AHRQ HHS U18 HS029321

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caregivers of African American hospice patients report unsatisfactory spiritual support in hospice. Hospice professionals, chaplains, clergy, and policymakers need to understand factors influencing spiritual care of African American hospice patients to advance equitable end-of-life and hospice care. We partnered with large community hospice in Georgia, USA, and interviewed caregivers of African American hospice decedents, their clergy, and chaplains. We heard caregivers of African American hospice patients desired chaplains to pray, visit frequently and be present. Caregivers' lack of knowledge about hospice, general medical mistrust, and clergy's minimal understanding of the breadth of spiritual care were barriers to adequate spiritual care.

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Black or African AmericanCaregiversClergyHospice CarePastoral CareSpiritualityAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGeorgiaHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited StatesWhiteChaplainsHealthcare deliveryHospiceMinority populationSpiritual care

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PMID40797145

DOI10.1007/s10943-025-02416-1

PMCPMC13176040

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