Journal article
Promoting advance care planning in African American faith communities: literature review and assessment of church-based programs
Palliative care and social practice, Vol.14, pp.2632352420975780-2632352420975780
2020
DOI: 10.1177/2632352420975780
PMCID: PMC7724408
PMID: 33336189
Abstract
Advance care planning is under-used among Black Americans, often because of experiences of racism in the health care system, resulting in a lower quality of care at the end of life. African American faith communities are trusted institutions where such sensitive conversations may take place safely. Our search of the literature identified five articles describing faith-based advance care planning education initiatives for Black Americans that have been implemented in local communities. We conducted a content analysis to identify key themes related to the success of a program’s implementation and sustainability. Our analysis showed that successful implementation of advance care planning programs in Black American congregations reflected themes of building capacity, using existing ministries, involving faith leadership, exhibiting cultural competency, preserving a spiritual/Biblical context, addressing health disparities, building trust, selectively using technology, and fostering sustainability. We then evaluated five sets of well-known advance care planning education program materials that are frequently used by pastors, family caregivers, nurse’s aides, nurses, physicians, social workers, and chaplains from a variety of religious traditions. We suggest ways these materials may be tailored specifically for Black American faith communities, based on the key themes identified in the literature on local faith-based advance care planning initiatives for Black churches. Overall, the goal is to achieve better alignment of advance care planning education materials with the African American faith community and to increase implementation and success of advance care planning education initiatives for all groups.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Promoting advance care planning in African American faith communities: literature review and assessment of church-based programs
- Creators
- Jenny McDonnell - Emory UniversityEllen Idler - Emory University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Palliative care and social practice, Vol.14, pp.2632352420975780-2632352420975780
- DOI
- 10.1177/2632352420975780
- PMID
- 33336189
- PMCID
- PMC7724408
- NLM abbreviation
- Palliat Care Soc Pract
- ISSN
- 2632-3524
- eISSN
- 2632-3524
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Grant note
- ;
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2020
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984845398002771
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