African Americans, Caregiving, and Physical Health Ratings: Does Culture, Religion and Spirituality Provide Support?

Hastings, Julia F.; Nugraheni, Suryadewi E.; Neighbors, Harold W.

doi:10.1007/s12552-020-09302-3

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“…Findings on the impact of African Americans' spiritual values, beliefs, meanings, and practices on health and healthcare decision-making are consistent with existing literature. 15,[39][40][41][42] The themes we found emphasized the importance of the healthcare team valuing patients' spirituality. Even as this value is acknowledged, studies reveal that healthcare providers lack the confidence and education to provide spiritual support.…”

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Spirituality and the Illness Experience: Perspectives of African American Older Adults

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Arora

Doyon

et al. 2021

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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Background: Disparities 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. Objective: The 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. Methods: In 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. Results: Themes 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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“…Helping people draw on spiritual resources can enhance health outcomes among African American caregivers who need support. 39,40…”

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Spirituality and the Illness Experience: Perspectives of African American Older Adults

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Doyon

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Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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“…Compared with other socio-economic groups, ED cancer caregivers carry a higher burden in taking care of loved ones while facing many challenges such as transportation issues in getting to physician appointment or treatment sessions, lack of access to computers for disease information and education, and in the case of Latinos or other immigrant cancer patients, a language barrier ( 76 , 83 , 84 ). However, it has been reported that ED patients cope well with adversity through spirituality as they are traditionally very religious ( 77 , 78 , 82 , 85 , 86 ). Spirituality is defined as an individual’s sense of peace, purpose, and connection to others, and beliefs about the meaning of life.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on older cancer patients: Proposed solution by the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group

Nguyen

Karlsson²,

Lehrman³

et al. 2023

Front. Oncol.

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Older cancer patients are disproportionally affected by the Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. A higher rate of death among the elderly and the potential for long-term disability have led to fear of contracting the virus in these patients. This fear can, paradoxically, cause delay in diagnosis and treatment that may lead to a poor outcome that could have been prevented. Thus, physicians should devise a policy that both supports the needs of older patients during cancer treatment, and serves to help them overcome their fear so they seek out to cancer diagnosis and treatment early. A combination of telemedicine and a holistic approach, involving prayers for older cancer patients with a high level of spirituality, may improve vaccination rates as well as quality of life during treatment. Collaboration between health care workers, social workers, faith-based leaders, and cancer survivors may be crucial to achieve this goal. Social media may be an important component, providing a means of sending the positive message to older cancer patients that chronological age is not an impediment to treatment.

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Is the relationship between religiosity and filial elder-care norms declining? A comparison between two middle-aged generations

Hwang

Yoon

Brown

et al. 2021

Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging

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African Americans, Caregiving, and Physical Health Ratings: Does Culture, Religion and Spirituality Provide Support?

Cited by 3 publications

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Spirituality and the Illness Experience: Perspectives of African American Older Adults

Spirituality and the Illness Experience: Perspectives of African American Older Adults

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on older cancer patients: Proposed solution by the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group

Is the relationship between religiosity and filial elder-care norms declining? A comparison between two middle-aged generations

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