Quigley Denise D, McCleskey Sara G, Lesandrini Jason, McNeal Natalie, Qureshi Nabeel
RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA.
Wellstar Health System, Marietta, GA, USA.
J Relig Health. 2025 Aug 12. doi: 10.1007/s10943-025-02416-1.
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.
非裔美国临终关怀患者的护理人员报告称，临终关怀机构提供的精神支持不尽人意。临终关怀专业人员、牧师、神职人员和政策制定者需要了解影响非裔美国临终关怀患者精神护理的因素，以推动公平的临终和临终关怀服务。我们与美国佐治亚州的一家大型社区临终关怀机构合作，采访了非裔美国临终关怀逝者的护理人员、他们的神职人员和牧师。我们了解到，非裔美国临终关怀患者的护理人员希望牧师祈祷、经常探访并陪伴在侧。护理人员对临终关怀缺乏了解、普遍对医疗不信任，以及神职人员对精神护理广度的了解有限，这些都是提供充分精神护理的障碍。
